5G Broadcast — Europe on the Move
FROM THE EDITOR
January 31, 2026
This week, the spotlight remains firmly on Europe’s accelerating 5G Broadcast efforts as industry stakeholders refine the vision for deployment across the region. The recently published “5G Broadcast - Horizons for Europe” report — prepared by South 180 at the request of Broadcast Networks Europe (BNE) — provides a clear, comprehensive view of how this technology could be rolled out in the coming years. The document outlines not only how 5G Broadcast works, but also its role within Europe’s media ecosystem, highlighting successful trials, use cases, and policy priorities to support widespread adoption.
"5G Broadcast is Europe’s response to the evolving needs of citizens and businesses, guaranteeing universal, high-quality, and resilient access to TV and radio for all" - South 180 5G Broadcast Horizon report.
The report underscores several key themes emerging across Europe’s 5G Broadcast landscape:
Broad engagement of stakeholders — broadcast network operators, content providers, and regulators converging around common goals and use cases.
Practical scenarios for deployment, including linear video/audio services to mobile devices, emergency alerting capabilities, and the integration of broadcast and broadband channels.
Policy and regulatory needs to pave the way for commercial rollouts and spectrum support across EU member states.
These elements together form a roadmap that moves beyond pure technology demonstration toward real service planning and stakeholder alignment. Across the broader ecosystem, efforts are advancing in parallel — including the release of a common 5G Broadcast receiver profile for Europe. This will help guide chipset and device manufacturers on the specific requirements expected in European markets.
Through these harmonization steps, the industry is creating clearer signals to OEMs that 5G Broadcast support is not just desirable but strategically aligned with Europe’s future media landscape.
(Editor, 5G Broadcast Collective)
ARTICLES
Rohde & Schwarz, Qualcomm, Motorola demo live 5G Broadcast in Brazil amid TV 3.0 push
5G Broadcast PoC: R&S, Qualcomm and Motorola showcased a proof of concept (PoC) of 5G Broadcast at the SET Expo 2025 event in São Paulo, Brazil.
Direct: The PoC delivered live television and added-revenue services directly to two Motorola handsets using duplex band broadcasting.
The result: Service was robust and free of interference within the center and across two adjoining locations, the companies reported.
Effective and Resilient Alert and Warning Systems for Mobile Devices using 5G broadcast
Recently MITRE presented “Effective and Resilient Alert and Warning System for Mobile Devices using 5G Broadcast” at the IEEE Communications, Quality & Reliability (CQR) Winter 2025
Tech Forum Webinar highlighting the use of 5G Broadcast technology to delier Emergency Alerts.
5G Broadcast Horizon for Europe
5G Broadcast is one of the pillars in BNE’s innovation roadmap published in 2023. Since then, markets and technology hove continued to evolve, including updates to current DTT services and developments around 5G Broadcast. In this context, BNE aims to strengthen the business case for 5G Broadcast and provide its members and any relevant stakeholders with a consistent, vidence
-based perspective on the matter.
5G Broadcast PlugFest: Call for Expression of Interest
5G-MAG is considering the organization of the first 5G Broadcast Plugfest. If confirmed, this event will take place from the 8th to the 11th June 2026 in Berlin, facilitating the testing and interoperability of 5G Broadcast equipment.At this point we would like to gather interest from the industry so we can evaluate if there would be enough quorum to organize the plugfest.
EVENTS
