5G Broadcast network planning and evaluation

Tech Report 063 R2.1

This report sheds light on the network planning of 5G Broadcast, addressing whether HPHT and MPMT could be employed to provide 5G Broadcast services to car-mounted and handheld portable receivers.

The revision considers 5G broadcast network planning and the analysis of hybrid broadcast/unicast operations made possible by the seamless switching feature that can be implemented in the 5G Broadcast receivers.

Keywords: PSM, Broadcast, Audiovisual Media, LTE based 5G Terrestrial Broadcast, 5G Broadcast, Network Coverage, Network Capacity

All versions of this publication

2025-12-11, Revision 2.1: Fixes a file issue that affected the display of certain tables when viewed with Acrobat. Minor update to the Scope section.

2025-08-29, Revision 2: Updates to Table 5 and text below Figure 56. Also repairs to some internal links. Editorial amendments to align with Report ITU-R BT.2549.

2025-01-06, Revision 1: Substantial revision including network planning and analysis of hybrid broadcast/unicast operations and seamless switching in 5G Broadcast receivers.