
5G Broadcast meets Broadband
Nakolos develops products and solutions for content providers and broadcast network operators to utilize the combination of 5G Broadcast and Broadband on Android mobile devices.
The core technology consists of a lightweight middleware which enables Android apps to benefit from the advantages from 5G Broadcast which is seamlessly integrated with the existing broadband connection, e.g. Wifi or 5G.
A cloud-based control system monitors the current load of content in specific areas and based on the previously set thresholds automatically provisons the 5G Broadcast reception.
Features
Getting started
Test environment
Productive environment
Roadmap
Use Case | Description | Test environment | Productive environment |
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5G Broadcast reception only | Receive only mode for 5G Broadcast on your mobile. Nakolos works with any network deploying 5G Broadcast (as defined by the 3GPP family of standards as LTE-based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast). | Q1/2023 | |
Seamless switching | Seamless switching between 5G BC and CDN when exiting/entering a 5G BC environment or by instruction from the controller. | Q2/2023 | |
Broadcast on demand | Based on the available data, Nakolos can decide whether any services and which should be dynamically provisioned. | Q2/2023 | |
Low latency for live events | Seamless switching at live events with latencies below two seconds. | Q1/2023 | Q2/2023 |
Features | Description | Test environment | Productive environment |
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Live dashboard | The live dashboard shows the number of phones consuming content via broadband or 5G Broadcast for each region. It also indicates the threshold when 5G Broadcast will be enabled in case Broadcast-on-Demand is used. | Q2/2023 | |
9/5 Mailsupport | The Nakolos team offers 9 to 5 mail support from Monday to Friday, with responses within 48 hours. | ||
Extended support | Paying customers benefit from extended support including 24/7 NOC monitoring with dedicated SLAs for your use case. | ||
Easy testing | Nakolos offers a standalone version for easy tests and PoC without the need of an integration into your existing OTT app | ||
Easy integration | Nakolos consists of a lightweight, single-line integrable software solution for your mobile app and a cloud-based backend. | ||
HLS protocol | Support of the streaming protocol HLS (HTTP Live Streaming). | Q1/2023 | |
Dash protocol | Support of the streaming protocol DASH (Dynamic Adaptive Streaming over HTTP). | Q1/2023 | Q2/2023 |
CMAF protocol | Support of CMAF/fMP4 streams (Common Media Application Format with fragmented MP4 streams). | Q2/2023 | Q3/2023 |
News
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Nakolos presents first market-ready hybrid content distribution solutions based on 5G Broadcast @MWC 2023
Following the succesful launch of the Nakolos project at IBC 2022 in Amsterdam, the Nakolos team presented their further developed solutions combining 5G Broadcast and Broadband on mobile devices at the Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona. Demos of “seamless switching”, “broadcast-on-demand” and “low latency” via 5G Broadcast on 5G Broadcast-enabled prototype smartphones were shown to industry insiders and interested visitors who were able to try and test the innovative applications live on-site. Among the visitors was the Austrian State Secretary for digitalisation, Florian Tursky. “I am very pleased that the innovative technology 5G Broadcast is being co-developed with Austrian…
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Nakolos at MWC 2023 – where 5G Broadcast meets Broadband
“5G Broadcast meets Broadband” is an initiative of ORS group and Nakolos targeting hybrid media distribution applications to enhance the 5G Broadcast ecosystem and support future commercial 5GBC deployments. In combination with broadband, 5G Broadcast enables innovation in the UHF band to 2040 and beyond by enabling new use cases that specialize in joint distribution over both distribution channels. Live-Nakolos-Demo @ MWC 2023 To demonstrate the feasibility of combining 5G broadcast and broadband, ORS Group together with Bitstem GmbH has launched the joint project “Nakolos”, which develops products and solutions to enable seamless switching between Internet streaming and 5G broadcast…
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