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5G Trials: The BBC’s
InvolvementDavid Hemingway
3 July 2018
The BBC
• The UK’s main public service broadcaster
– Established by Act of Parliament
– Given five “Public Purposes”
• On air since 1922
• Reaches 96% of the UK public every week
• For 85 years we broadcast to the UK and the world
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BBC iPlayer launched in 2007
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A little quiz…
• In 2017, what proportion of BBC television
content was consumed via iPlayer?
o 15%
o 25%
o 35%
o > 35%
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Two months ago
• “…the days when all media will be distributed over the
internet are not too far away.”
• “TV is going to evolve into something more immersive, more
pervasive, more interactive and more personalised.”
• “both the fixed and wireless networks would struggle with
the live output our broadcasts networks deliver every day, let
alone on a weekend like the one we have coming up with a
royal wedding and an FA cup final.”
• “A world of data caps and buffering for linear services is not
going to work”
• “the internet … needs to be not only robust but also
universally available”
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/speeches/2018/matthew-postgate
What will Internet distribution of TV
content look like?Our predictions:
• Most TV viewing will take place in the home, on large screen TVs,
via fixed internet
• Some viewing will take place
– in the home on tablets & smartphones, via Wifi
– outside the home on mobile devices, via 5G networks
• Most radio listening will happen indoors, via fixed internet
• In-car listening will remain important, via 5G networks
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+18 others
Orkney Islands
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5G Smart Tourism
• The West of England Combined Authority
• 5G network and service providers (BT, Zeetta, CCS, InterDigital, Bristol is Open) through to
• Tourism and business support organisations (Destination Bristol and Business West),
• Visitor destinations (The Roman Baths, The Grand Appeal’s Gromit Unleashed Arts Trail, MShed),
• Innovation centre (Digital Catapult),
• Tech hubs (Bristol VR Lab),
• SMEs and large businesses (IBI Group, Mativision, Smartify, Landmrk, 3Sixty, Bristol Futures Global, Mo-Sys),
• Research bodies (University of Bristol, Kings College, London),
• World-class media and content companies (BBC, Aardman)
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The Roman Baths
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