Fans and broadcasters will have access to content from Nokia demonstration
Nokia and partners including Eurovision are to demonstrate 5G private wireless at the 2022 UCI Track World Championships this month.
Taking place 12-16 October at the Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines National Velodrome near Paris, Nokia has deployed a 5G Modular Private Wireless (MPW) network to offer fans, athletes, organizers and broadcasters enhanced viewing experiences. The UCI and Eurovision Sport are working with Nokia for the TV production side.
Nokia is using both 5G mmWave and 5G cmWave to show how they could deliver extreme capacity, ultra-low latency and ultra-high throughput. Experiences being demonstrated include live video streams of races being shown on a large screen at the Nokia booth, where visitors will be able to tailor their view of the action, thanks to 360° robotic cameras at the velodrome operated remotely in real-time.
In addition, using 5G smartphones, tablets and headsets, they can access multi-screen views and race statistics in augmented reality as well as hear the sounds of the track, the atmosphere in the stadium or audio commentary in the language of their choice.
Michel Callot, president of the French Cycling Federation, said: “Leveraging Nokia 5G private wireless network we see how the technology can elevate the experience for the thousands of bandwidth hungry spectators at race events like this one. The French Cycling Federation is enthusiastic about exploiting all the new service opportunities that 5G will bring us, both for spectators, athletes and organisers.”
Stéphane Haulbert, head of partners in Europe at Nokia, added: “We have extensive leadership in deploying 5G private wireless at event venues worldwide. We are pleased to showcase private wireless connectivity at the 2022 TISSOT UCI Track World Championship event in France and show the potential for future global events in the city.
“The work we are doing with industry partners under the 5G Stadium Lab allows us to develop and test in-demand use cases for services such as security, leveraging AI and machine learning capabilities to enable, for example automated monitoring of multiple video and sensor data feeds and alerts. Private wireless puts the network owner in control, allowing them to support the distinct needs of a variety of stakeholders and services.”
As well as Eurovision, Nokia is partnering with AVIWEST (a Haivision company), Fédération Française de Cyclisme (FFC), France.TV, Intel, Orange Events, Qualcomm Technologies Inc, Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, XD Motion, and more.
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