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What is 5G Broadcast/Multicast?

April 22, 2022

One of the use cases being explored for 5G systems is that of remote media production. But the 5G standard also offers a built-in broadcast function, called 5G Broadcast/Multicast.

A broadcast or multicast functionality is not new in cellular systems — 5G Broadcast/Multicast has a predecessor in previous cellular generations, called MBMS: Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Services (MBMS), which was explored in the mid-oughts by the likes of Qualcomm (via MediaFLO), Verizon and MobiTV, providing live or linear TV services to mobile phones.

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