Cosmote inaugurates the era of 5G broadcast in Greece from the hand of Aviwest

For the first time, part of the Greek Football Cup final was carried out with several 5G feeds. Cosmos TV, in charge of operations, used equipment Aviwest.

The pilot test, conducted by Cosmote TV, involved remote control of two robotic cameras and streaming audio and video over its own 5G network. Are PTZ They had special, wireless and optimized equipment for 5G, supplied by BirdDog. The image captured by the two robotic cameras was transmitted via 5G directly from the stadium to the studios “in perfect synchronization and without any delay,” says Cosmote.

For the use case, units were used Aviwest AIR320-5G, robotic cameras BirdDog UHD P400 y una unidad StreamHub also from Aviwest for synchronization, communication and decoding of signals to and from the control room. The 5G network allowed the transmission of high-definition images and remote operation of the cameras from the control room.

First initiative in Greece

George Tsonis, executive director of network design and development OTE Group, owner of Cosmote, considers that this development will open the door to similar ones in Greece: “In the coming years, innovative applications using fifth generation networks will change many sectors of the economy as we know them today. This pilot through Cosmote 5G demonstrates precisely that, as it opens new avenues in television broadcasts and productions. Having been the first to bring 5G to the Greek market, we will continue to invest and work intensively to bring the benefits of this new technology to the entire country.”

The director of content and operations of Cosmote TV, Demosthenes Vassilopoulos, for its part, celebrates the milestone: “Innovation is a fundamental part of Cosmote TV. We are happy to have made the first live television broadcast in Greece through a fifth generation network. “We take advantage of all the opportunities that technology offers us to be able to offer our viewers the best possible result over time, in the most modern way.”

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