Huawei Demos Live Transnational 4K Broadcasting over a Record Distance at MWC 2016

[Barcelona, Spain, February 23, 2016] At MWC 2016, Huawei demonstrated live 4K broadcasting over a record distance in the industry and also unveiled the 4K Video Network solution to build a network with a User, Unified, Ubiquitous-Mean Opinion Score for Video (U-vMOS) of as high as 4. A network with a U-vMOS score of 4 or higher will bring differentiated business competitive strength for carriers.

Huawei demonstrated live 4K broadcasting with a bit rate of 40 Mbps over 1600 kilometers, spanning Germany, France, and Spain. This is a live transnational 4K broadcasting over the longest distance so far. Huawei introduces high throughput routers (HTRs) to the bearer network, greatly increasing network throughput and accordingly improving 4K video experience.

"The era of best-experience 4K is driven by multiple elements", said Peng Wei, president of Fixed Network Marketing & Solution Sales Dept. "A best-experience 4K network features ultra broadband (100 Mbps bandwidth per user), zero wait (RTT less than 20 ms), and high perception (packet loss rate of 10-6). These features allow the best-experience 4K network to have a U-vMOS score of as high as 4."

Ultra broadband, with continuous innovation on access technologies and in support of up to 1 Gbps access bandwidth for each user, paves the way for best-experience 4K. Zero wait drives network reconstruction to optimize the architecture, improve efficiency, and accelerate 4K videos with an RTT of less than 20 ms. As to best experience, the U-vMOS system provides unified video experience standards to measure and evaluate carrier network quality, making 4K experience measurable and assuring a competitive 4K experience with a U-vMOS score of 4.

Huawei, the leading global fixed broadband solution provider, is committed to developing 4K networks. It has carried out joint innovation projects with world-leading carriers to build a best-experience 4K solution, helping carriers deploy 4K video services in an all-around manner and increasing values of the fixed broadband network.

MWC 2016 takes place in Barcelona, Spain, from February 22–25. Visit Huawei exhibition area in Hall 1 & Hall 3, Fira Gran Via.