French white paper indicates 5G will be cornerstone of needful modernization.
During the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, the French telecom TDF tested broadcasting some of the public service broadcasters' radio and television channels to 100 smartphones. Now, TDF is publishing a white paper that, according to the company, marks an important step towards bringing together stakeholders in France and Europe around a common vision: to make 5G Broadcast a cornerstone of the modernization of digital terrestrial television (DTT) and its future.
The white paper builds on the cross-industry working group that brought together the main French broadcasters - workshops from April to June 2025. Read below what the white paper summarizes.
5G Broadcast will enable people with a compatible smartphone to receive linear television programs without a Wi-Fi connection or mobile data, with reduced energy consumption.
The goal: to make 5G Broadcast a cornerstone in the modernization of DTT and to address new video consumption habits, especially on smartphones
This technology opens up new perspectives:
- Live TV reception without Wi-Fi or mobile data
- Seamless and energy-efficient experience
- A solution tailored to the needs of younger generations, especially when they are on the go
- Reliable, regulated and secure streaming.
LTE-based 5G Broadcast has been in development for more than five years. The system has been tested in more than 20 countries worldwide. In most of the trials, both linear radio and linear television have been broadcast.
In Sweden, the broadcasting provider Teracom is now planning to test 5G Broadcast in the digital terrestrial television network in 2026.
Read the White paper:
5G Broadcast for TV in France: technical, economic and regulatory modalities
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