Rai Way, the towers unit of Italian public broadcaster Rai, has conducted the first 5G Broadcast trial in Italy.
The Teatro Massimo of Palermo hosted the first of these use cases in which VR360 footage of a ballet performance using Immersive POV technology was realised and broadcast in the Palermo area.
Students of the Convitto Nazionale Falcone boarding school were able to enjoy the show through specific viewing devices.
In July 2022, a consortium comprising of 11 partners led by Rai Way won a tender called by Italy’s Ministry of Economic Development for the 5G Audiovisual Broadcast Broadband Network, obtaining €1 million in funding.
The consortium also includes the City of Turin, Rohde & Schwarz, OpNet, Milan Polytechnic, MainStreaming, Impersive, Kinecar, ReteSette, La Sicilia Multimedia and the Teatro Massimo of Palermo.
The year-long…
