The N.Y. Times began "conducting field tests of its new 5G technologies on the sidelines" of Dolphins-Giants on Sunday, according to Sara Fischer of AXIOS. The experiment "involved using a small device called a 'backpack' that can transmit media through 5G signal available" at MetLife Stadium. About half of all NFL stadiums are "currently wired for 5G." N.Y. Times Exec Dir of Research & Development Marc Lavallee said that the company is "preparing for a slew of 5G firsts next year, like the first 5G Super Bowl and the first 5G Olympics." Fischer noted the paper has "long used photogrammetry, or the practice of taking thousands of photos or videos of every single angle of an object or place and stitching them together to create a 360-degree photo or video, for AR and VR." Using 5G technology will "make this much faster, and allow more detail." The Times "set up a 5G lab" in early '19 with backing from Verizon, "knowing that a full 5G rollout would take years." This is just one of "several newsrooms beginning to experiment with ways that 5G will change journalism" (AXIOS, 12/17).
