Tay5G Broadcast is led by Scottish multi-award winning 5G radio/telecommunications company, Neutral Wireless, and is delivered alongside outside broadcast and remote production partner, QTV who also hold the contract with the Scottish Premiership to run centralised VAR (virtual assistant referee) systems. Previous 5G-enabled broadcast successes include televising the final departure of HM Queen Elizabeth II from Scottish soil, the coronation of HM King Charles III in London, as well as several 5G-enabled live broadcasts from Kenya, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and Ireland. Under the Tay5G Challenge Fund, 5G-enabled bi-directional camera control is being showcased at football sporting events in Tay Cities Region to support live broadcasts and video assisted refereeing (VAR). The demonstrations culminated with Dundee vs Aberdeen at Dens Park on 13th March 2024.
This video is from the most recent IBC global media industry event –5G-enabled broadcast from the middle of nowhere.
Neutral Wireless is a spin-out from Strathclyde University that also has a presence in Tay Cities Region (TCR).
About 5G Broadcasting
Traditionally, media broadcast cameras deployed to cover major sporting, cultural, news gathering, and entertainment events are either hard-wired or use dedicated wireless unidirectional RF radio channels to transmit video footage to the production desk. However, with advancement in video resolution to HD and UHD formats and increasing requirements for low latency video transfer and bi-directional camera control, private 5G-enabled broadcast connectivity is showing how it can enable new and more creative production workflows and operational benefits for broadcasters and other stakeholders. 5G connectivity also helps to replace the need for outside-broadcast trucks and extensive cabling.
