NextGen Statmux will be on display at IBC 2024 in booth 1D61
Vienna, Austria, August 29, 2024 — Ateme, a global leader in video compression and delivery solutions, and ORS Group, Austria’s leading service company for analogue and digital broadcasting announce the world’s first trial of an IP-based StatMux over 5G-Broadcast, increasing 5G-Broadcast capacity for live streaming services.
This groundbreaking trial leverages Ateme’s NextGen StatMux technology, which is designed to work with the latest broadcast standards from 3GPP, DVB, and ATSC, transitioning from a traditional transport stream environment to an IP-based one. ORS Group successfully integrated this solution into its 5G-Broadcast Nakolos platform in Vienna, achieving the transmission and reception of a multiplex of five services.
As 5G Broadcast gains traction for enabling linear television on mobile devices, broadcasters face the challenge of efficiently utilizing frequency bands of limited width, such as the UHF channels allocated for terrestrial television (6, 7, or 8 MHz). By focusing on small screens rather than home TVs, broadcasters can deliver multiple services within the same band while maintaining high video quality. Statistical multiplexing remains crucial in this context, offering up to 20% efficiency gains over existing solutions, which allows the delivery of an additional service within the same 5G Broadcast band. This enables broadcast operators to offer a broader range of services with an optimal quality of experience.
“The trial successfully showcased the gains it would bring to this emerging market, after an exceptionally smooth integration in ORS 5G Broadcast environment. We are thrilled to collaborate with ORS Group, pioneer of 5G-Broadcast, for the integration and maturation of our 5G-Broadcast solutions.”, says Mr. Julien Mandel, Sr. Solution Marketing Director at Ateme.
“The world’s first test of statistical multiplexing in our operational 5G Broadcast environment in Vienna has shown that spectrum efficiency can be further increased when using 5G Broadcast. This will also contribute to strengthening the future business model of broadcast network operators operating 5G Broadcast. We are excited to continue testing and developing this innovative solution for 5G Broadcast together with Ateme.”, says Dr. Johann Mika, Chief Innovation Officer of ORS group.
About Ateme
Ateme is a global leader of video compression and delivery solutions, helping tier-one content providers, service providers and streaming platforms boost their viewership and subscription numbers.
Leveraging an R&D task force that is unique in the video industry, Ateme’s solutions power sustainable TV services, improve end-users’ quality of experience, optimize the total cost of ownership of TV/VOD services, and generate new revenue streams based on personalization and ad insertion. Beyond offering technological agility, Ateme partners with its customers, offering flexible business models that match their financial priorities.
Find out more: www.ateme.com
About ORS Group
The ORS Group guarantees public and commercial content providers the transmission of audio and audiovisual offerings via terrestrial, satellite and cable as well as IP services and streaming solutions. Under the brand simpliTV, ORS operates a TV platform that is available to TV consumers via antenna, SAT and streaming. Both nationally in Austria and globally, ORS is driving forward research and development to ensure the effective interaction of 5G Broadcast and broadband internet and to explore new areas of application made possible by 5G Broadcast.
For further information: www.ors.at