Sports broadcasts, video games or even news: the elimination of physical barriers enhanced by technologies such as 5G will have a huge impact on the entertainment industry.
Let’s look at some concrete examples of this to get a specific idea of what we are talking about in a world in which data traffic is multiplying and, in addition, we increasingly want to have more connected devices.
Immersive experiences in sports thanks to 5G
Soccer, basketball or even cycling are some of the 5G use cases in which this technology demonstrates its potential in the world of sports.
Soccer
Telefónica and Atlético de Madrid At the end of the 2022/2023 season, they developed a pioneering pilot experience in football in which an immersive experience could be enjoyed thanks to 5G and virtual reality.
A group of fans watched two matches at the Cívitas Metropolitano (specifically against Osasuna and Real Sociedad) from different perspectives thanks to 360º cameras installed in one of the goals, the locker room tunnel, the production control room or one of the stands. .
To 5G and its capabilities (such as low latency or higher speed) that allow transmission to VR glasses, we must add the importance of fiber optics to send video streams to the server as well as the computation and combination of video streams on the cloud.
Baloncesto
Already in the ACB King’s Cup in Malaga In 2020 and thanks to 5G and virtual reality glasses, the public located in the vicinity of the José María Martín Carpena pavilion was able to follow the match between FB Barcelona and Valencia Basket as if they were on the field.
Similar to the case we have seen previously, with 360 cameras installed (one above the basket, another in the referees’ area and another under the basket to cover more angles) and the bandwidth and high-speed data transmission capacity that 5G provides, fans enjoyed an immersive experience as if they were watching the clash at the foot of the track.
Cycling
Within the framework of the 2018 edition of the Cycling Tour of Spainand in the run-up to a stage start in Talavera de la Reina, former cyclist Pedro Delgado demonstrated in a practical way what low latency is and why it is so relevant.
With virtual reality glasses that prevented him from seeing directly, Delgado traveled a circuit thanks to the images that his helmet camera sent to edge computing and that they were sent back to these VR glasses.
Precisely thanks to the low latency, the winner of a Tour and two Vuelta was able to overcome obstacles and complete the entire circuit as if he were looking directly.
Gaming and video games: faster thanks to 5G
The virtual disappearance of latency brought by 5G technology will also have a huge impact on the industry. gaming and video games.
Other advantages of this technology that we have already mentioned previously, such as the higher network speed and the better bandwidth (greater volume of data and network capacity) will make the connectivity in games on the network more uniform, improving performance. and the gaming experience.
Likewise, all these advances will help popularize virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) games, bringing them closer to immersive experiences that are increasingly difficult to differentiate from physical reality.
5G information broadcasts
But it is not only the world of leisure that can benefit from the advancement of this technology. The information field will also have the advantages of the 5G broadcasts by allowing events to be covered without the need to move mobile units.
Likewise, the immediacy of coverage in the event of possible sudden news is facilitated by only needing the television camera connected by 5G to the place of coverage so that the filmmaker, remotely, can access the signal in real time.
Thus, live media broadcasts thanks to 5G may be more efficient and flexible in addition to having lower costs and less complexity of the infrastructure associated with these information connections.
Conclusion
Broadcasts of different types of leisure events, as well as some live television broadcasts, or video games will benefit from 5G technology both from a logistical perspective in the broadcast itself and from the point of view of the user experience.
2024-01-03 07:32:09
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