Nakolos Joins and Supports the 5G-MAG 5G Broadcast Plugfest

The Nakolos team is excited to announce its participation in the upcoming 5G-MAG Plugfest for 5G Broadcast and is proud to support the event as a sponsor. 

The Plugfest represents an important milestone for the growing 5G Broadcast ecosystem by bringing together infrastructure vendors, device manufacturers, software providers and broadcasters to validate interoperability across multi-vendor deployments. 

At Nakolos, we strongly believe that interoperability is essential for the successful commercial rollout of 5G Broadcast services. Broadcasters and Broadcast Network Operators must be able to rely on products from different manufacturers working seamlessly together — without requiring complex and time-consuming integration projects. 

“Interoperability is one of the key success factors for 5G Broadcast. Customers need the confidence that solutions from different vendors can operate together seamlessly in real deployments. Events such as the 5G-MAG Plugfest are therefore extremely important for the entire ecosystem,” said Nithin Kurup, Head of Product Management at Nakolos. 

By participating in and supporting initiatives such as the 5G-MAG Plugfest, Nakolos aims to further strengthen an open, interoperable and standards-based ecosystem spanning the entire 5G Broadcast chain, from transmission infrastructure and core networks to applications and receiver devices. 

“From the perspective of a Broadcast Network Operator, interoperability is critical for enabling efficient deployments and sustainable long-term operations. Operators must have the flexibility to work with different vendors and technologies without facing lengthy integration cycles or vendor lock-in. Industry initiatives such as the Plugfest are therefore essential to accelerate real commercial adoption,” said Johann Mika, Chief Innovation Officer at Big Blue Marble. 

Nakolos looks forward to collaborating with ecosystem partners during the Plugfest and to further accelerating the deployment of interoperable, standards-based 5G Broadcast solutions worldwide.

Connect with us to explore how we can accelerate interoperable 5G Broadcast deployments together.