Cloud gaming is a new way of consuming video games that is set to grow significantly in the next five year. At Mobile World Congress 2023 (MWC 2023), Orange, Telefonica and Vodafone, in collaboration with Ericsson and Vonage, demonstrated how advanced mobile network functionality can be exposed and made more easily consumable by the global developer community. One important use case was mobile cloud gaming in partnership with Blacknut, a world leading cloud gaming publisher.
In this use case report, Enable lag-free mobile cloud gaming globally via exposure of 5G network APIs, we explain:
- Global API aggregator: Using APIs for higher throughput to improve video QoS
- What is required in the CSPs’ 5G network
- How to operate and monetize the service
