Broadcasting · Middle East & Africa
Broadcasting is going mobile-native.
3GPP 5G broadcast in sub-700 UHF turns a single transmitter into unlimited-device reach, free-to-air, no SIM, no data session, no congestion. The convergence of broadcast and broadband on the phone is the biggest shift in content distribution since digital TV.
The shift
A new distribution layer for the mobile decade.
From stationary to mobile-native
Free-to-air content moves off TV sets and set-top boxes and onto the phones, tablets and vehicles people already use.
From congested to congestion-proof
One high-power transmitter serves an unlimited number of devices. Broadcast scales to millions exactly when one-to-one cellular networks fail first.
From national silos to hybrid networks
Broadcast for mass reach, broadband for interactivity, converging on the same device, in the same experience.
Why now
Standards, spectrum and devices are aligning.
2023
World's first 24/7 5G broadcast station went live in Boston.
470–694 MHz
Sub-700 UHF, free-to-air, no SIM, no data session.
2029–2033
Mass device support clusters, chipsets and OEMs ship at scale.
2027
UN Early Warnings for All: universal alert reach mandate.
The opportunity
National reach from a handful of sites.
5G broadcast reaches an entire country from dozens of high-power sites rather than thousands of cell towers. That efficiency lets broadcaster simulcast, live events, file and IoT delivery and public-service channels share the same fixed infrastructure as devices mature.
Broadcaster simulcast
Extend national free-to-air reach onto every phone, without building a mobile network.
Live events & data delivery
Live sport, targeted content, file and IoT delivery at broadcast scale on the same fixed infrastructure.
Public-service channels
Education, health and rural inclusion delivered nationally at near-zero marginal cost per additional viewer.
Built with XGN Global
XGN MEA ApS, the platform vehicle for the region.
XGN MEA ApS is the joint-venture Eferio co-owns with XGN Global to deploy 5G broadcast across the Middle East and Africa. The technology heritage runs from the world's first 24/7 5G broadcast station in Boston through trials with Qualcomm to production exciter equipment shown at NAB 2025.
Partnership
We're looking for partners across Africa and the Middle East.
Bringing next-generation broadcasting into full reality is a coalition effort. We are actively opening conversations with broadcasters, operators, governments and investors ready to shape the mobile-native broadcast layer of the region.
National broadcasters
Extend free-to-air reach onto mobile without competing for spectrum or subscribers.
Mobile operators & tower companies
Hybrid broadcast + broadband distribution, offload mass content off the unicast network.
Governments & regulators
A sovereign layer for national information distribution and public warning that reaches every device.
Strategic partners
Long-term partners helping shape national infrastructure and the mobile-native broadcast layer of the region.
Contact
Bring 5G broadcast to your market.
Talk to us about partnerships, distribution, spectrum and supply-chain roles across Africa and the Middle East.
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