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Germany Successfully Trials 5G Broadcast

The participants of German research offers advantages like high video quality, antenna polarizations were investigated,
project 5G Today, in which linear TV was low latency and cost-effective distribution especially for reception on smartphones.
transmitted in 5G broadcast mode for the with high coverage, according to the 5G Due to the new status of the utilized
first time, have drawn a positive conclusion. Today partners. The project, funded by LTE/5G broadcast mode FeMBMS, detailed
“We were able to achieve good mobile TV the Bavarian Research Foundation, has research on the synchronization behavior
reception in large parts of the measurement been running since 2017; it is scheduled to and the resulting supply quality is still
area. These findings form an important end on October 31, 2019. The participants necessary, according to the partners. They
basis for further standardization work on IRT, Kathrein, Rohde & Schwarz and have therefore agreed to continue the work
5G broadcasting,” said Aneta Baier, project associated partners Bayerischer started with 5G Today and to operate the
manager at German broadcast technology Rundfunk and Telefónica Deutschland test field beyond the planned duration of
research institute IRT. The aim of the field jointly investigated the possibilities of a the project. Nevertheless, the participants
trials, carried out on two transmitter sites 5G-based broadcast solution. The project conclude that the field measurements of
in federal state Bavaria, was to examine covered the development of components 5G Today have shown that FeMBMS can
the efficient distribution of TV channels for for transmission and reception technology, achieve the characteristics of a classic
reception on future mobile 5G devices such preliminary examinations, simulations and broadcast transmission system.
as smartphones and tablets. 5G Broadcast field measurements. In addition, various

BTRC Aiming to Cover the Whole Country with 5G by 2026

The Bangladesh Telecommunication
Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is aiming
to have all district headquarters in
Bangladesh covered with 5G technology by
2021, The Daily Star writes. Md. Shahidul
Alam, director general for spectrum
management at the BTRC, said: ‘The
service will be available by the last quarter
of next year or the first quarter of 2021.’ A
committee formed by the commission is
working to formulate the guidelines and
fix the price for the spectrum in the 2.6GHz
and 3.5GHz bands in consultation with
the government by Q1 2020, and allocate
licenses to mobile operators by Q4 2020.
The entire country (up to upazila level,
including growth centers and railway
stations) will be covered with 5G by 2026
as per the regulator’s plans.

French Government to Reallocate EUR140m to Support FTTP Rollout

The French government has announced recycled to finance more lines’, adding the an additional four million premises being
that EUR140 million (USD156 million) of government will ‘make funding available added each year, Ms. Pannier-Runacher
cost savings from the country’s national for 25 departments that still do not have noted that three million people in difficult
superfast broadband strategy – dubbed widespread fiber-to-the-home’. The to access areas are yet to benefit from the
‘France Tres Haut Debit (THD)’ – will be EUR3.3 billion program, which aims to program. However, she believes further
reallocated to support the next phase of provide 30 million homes with access to cost savings will mean there is no need to
the fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP) rollout, ultra-high speed broadband services by extend the program’s original budget. It is
reports Les Echos. Secretary of State 2022, is reported to be on schedule and thought an additional EUR400 million to
Agnes Pannier-Runacher confirmed that under budget. Despite the network now EUR500 million will be required to complete
any savings made will be ‘immediately passing around 16 million homes, with the project.
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