5G at the U.S. Open: Live Streaming Without the Handicap Can 5G replace miles of fiber to broadcast live, high-definition sports video? A case study.2 5G at the U.S. Open Can 5G be a valid platform for enhanced video service? This case study examines the groundbreaking trial conducted by FOX Sports and Fox Innovation Lab, alongside AT&T, Ericsson and Intel, at the 118th U. S. Open Championship in June 2018, to use mmWave 5G cellular technology to stream 4K video for potential broadcast nationwide. AT&T provided the required spectrum to optimize the 5G performance; Ericsson provided the 5G network equipment, including radios, baseband, simulated network core and 4K video encoder and decoder; Intel supplied the Intel® Mobile Trial Platform, working as the 5G modem or “phone.

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