Telecom network vendor Ericsson today said Polkomtel has conducted test of LTE Broadcast technology in Poland.
As part of the LTE Broadcast test, Polkomtel conducted streaming the opening game of the 2014 World Volleyball Championship between Poland and Serbia to 300 selected guests and journalists at Warsaw’s National Stadium.
The group used 300 LTE Broadcast-enabled mobile devices with a pre-configured application to watch live streaming of the event for about four hours.
With video traffic expected to grow by about 60 percent annually until the end of 2018, operators are under increasing pressure to enable their subscribers to enjoy a high-quality video experience anytime, anywhere, while still managing network efficiency and costs, said Ericsson.
Tobias Solorz, president of the Management Board of Polkomtel, said: “This test opens up the possibility of providing high-quality streams of sporting events and other programming to our subscribers, and we hope to offer this kind of service all over Poland in due course.”
Polkomtel, who provides its services under the Plus brand, serves over 13.5 million subscribers in Poland.
