Support for mobile broadcast streaming service as part of 5G test network in Oulu

A new efficient media transfer method using multicast and broadcast technologies in the mobile networks, has been introduced to the 5G test network maintained by VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and the University of Oulu. This will make media streaming services better available to consumers.  Finland's first 5G test network (the 5GTN project), whose research focuses include fast media production and distribution through 5G, is expanding its offering in Oulu. Evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) technology, which enables the more efficient and cost-effective