5G Trials: The BBC’s

InvolvementDavid Hemingway

3 July 2018

The BBC

• The UK’s main public service broadcaster

– Established by Act of Parliament

– Given five “Public Purposes”

• On air since 1922

• Reaches 96% of the UK public every week

• For 85 years we broadcast to the UK and the world

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BBC iPlayer launched in 2007

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A little quiz…

• In 2017, what proportion of BBC television

content was consumed via iPlayer?

o 15%

o 25%

o 35%

o > 35%

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Two months ago

• “…the days when all media will be distributed over the

internet are not too far away.”

• “TV is going to evolve into something more immersive, more

pervasive, more interactive and more personalised.”

• “both the fixed and wireless networks would struggle with

the live output our broadcasts networks deliver every day, let

alone on a weekend like the one we have coming up with a

royal wedding and an FA cup final.”

• “A world of data caps and buffering for linear services is not

going to work”

• “the internet … needs to be not only robust but also

universally available”

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/speeches/2018/matthew-postgate

What will Internet distribution of TV

content look like?Our predictions:

• Most TV viewing will take place in the home, on large screen TVs,

via fixed internet

• Some viewing will take place

– in the home on tablets & smartphones, via Wifi

– outside the home on mobile devices, via 5G networks

• Most radio listening will happen indoors, via fixed internet

• In-car listening will remain important, via 5G networks

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+18 others

Orkney Islands

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5G Smart Tourism

• The West of England Combined Authority

• 5G network and service providers (BT, Zeetta, CCS, InterDigital, Bristol is Open) through to

• Tourism and business support organisations (Destination Bristol and Business West),

• Visitor destinations (The Roman Baths, The Grand Appeal’s Gromit Unleashed Arts Trail, MShed),

• Innovation centre (Digital Catapult),

• Tech hubs (Bristol VR Lab),

• SMEs and large businesses (IBI Group, Mativision, Smartify, Landmrk, 3Sixty, Bristol Futures Global, Mo-Sys),

• Research bodies (University of Bristol, Kings College, London),

• World-class media and content companies (BBC, Aardman)

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The Roman Baths

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Thank you!

david.hemingway@bbc.co.uk

@HemingwayDM