{"id":46115,"date":"2026-03-30T11:41:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-30T11:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/?p=46115"},"modified":"2026-04-01T12:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T12:10:12","slug":"broadcast-industry-urges-mobile-network-operators-to-help-commercialise-live-production-over-5g-by-exposing-standardised-quality-on-demand-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/gsma-open-gateway\/broadcast-industry-urges-mobile-network-operators-to-help-commercialise-live-production-over-5g-by-exposing-standardised-quality-on-demand-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Broadcast Industry Urges Mobile Network Operators to Help Commercialise Live Production Over 5G By Exposing Standardised Quality on Demand APIs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Neutral Wireless, with support of Amarisoft, AW2S, BBC, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, Haivision, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, and Sony calls on mobile network operators to enable interoperable, on-demand network quality for live 5G broadcasts.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The media broadcast industry, supported by GSMA Fusion, today called on mobile network operators to expose standardised Quality on Demand (QoD) network APIs so broadcasters and production companies can secure the connectivity they need for resilient, ultra-low-latency live broadcast production. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a new Statement of Requirement<\/a><\/em> issued by Neutral Wireless and supported by <\/em>Amarisoft, AW2S, BBC, France T\u00e9l\u00e9visions, Haivision, RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana, and Sony, with further support from the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), the group highlights a key barrier to 5G adoption in broadcast. Specifically, that without user-accessible control of network performance, it is difficult for broadcasters to prioritise the most critical video, audio and control data flows during live production \u2013 especially in high-demand or congested environments.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The collaboration is urging mobile network operators (MNOs) and ecosystem players to implement CAMARA QoD APIs, through the GSMA Open Gateway initiative, to deliver interoperable, cross-network capabilities. Alongside GSMA Open Gateway, GSMA Fusion aims to act as a bridge between industries and the global mobile ecosystem, making it easier for businesses to access and benefit from network capabilities through standardised APIs. This standardisation would allow broadcast technology vendors to build once and deploy widely, simplifying operations and unlocking new live production workflows.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meeting the demands of modern live production<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Currently, wireless broadcast production relies on three link types: contribution links (remote, low bitrate, high latency), supplementary links (medium quality and latency), and production links (local, high bitrate, ultra-low latency). Public 4G and 5G networks are already widely used for contribution links due to nationwide network coverage and ease of use for camera crew. However, shared capacity can lead to higher latency, reduced video quality, and inconsistent performance for live feeds caused by congestion in high-demand environments. As broadcasters adopt more demanding 5G standalone workflows\u2014often alongside other \u201cstacked\u201d use cases on the same infrastructure\u2014the ability to prioritise key devices and data flows on demand is becoming crucial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

While some proprietary solutions exist, these are often difficult to scale. MNOs are rarely incentivised to develop bespoke APIs for third parties, while broadcast hardware vendors cannot support multiple proprietary implementations with differing behaviour. Standardised APIs are therefore essential to break this deadlock where networks and devices cannot efficiently prioritise critical live feeds on-the-fly, and to unlock broad ecosystem adoption. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Use cases and next steps<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recent private 5G standalone deployments have demonstrated the potential of 5G for live broadcast production at scale, including the Coronation of King Charles III in 2023 and the Paris 2024 Games, where uplink-biased networks supported large numbers of contribution, supplementary and production feeds. To facilitate similarly resilient operations even under constrained network conditions, the group has outlined two key APIs:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n