
The world's most watched TV show will be streamed via 5G in 4K
Huawei is showcasing its 5G streaming capabilities
The world’s most watched TV show is about the get streamed over a 5G network in 4K ultra high-definition. And I'm not talking about the Super Bowl here -- the show is CCTV’s Spring Festival Gala.
But it's not being streamed to actual handsets via 5G, because, y'know, consumers don't actually have 5G smartphones yet. Instead, it's being used to stream parts of the show from Shenzhen in the south to the capital, Beijing, thanks to Huawei and China Mobile.
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It's not the first time Huawei has tested 5G streaming. Last week the company helped deliver the first 4K esports live broadcast over 5G in London. The game streamed was (surprise) Fortnite, played by YouTuber Vikkstar123, and was broadcast directly on YouTube. From what we can see, the 5G stream turned out to be pretty good. The stream was held on Huawei’s Global Mobile Broadband Forum and achieved 30 frames per second at 30Mbps.

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