Broadcasting the Ryder Cup: Private 5G, Slicing, and Real-Time Media

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A golf course shouldn’t have to choose between great shots and great signal. From the first tee to the grandstands, we show how a portable private 5G network turned Bethpage Black into a live broadcast studio, a responsive venue, and a real-time storytelling machine for the Ryder Cup. With Scott Jacka, Senior Director of Technology Development Strategy at T-Mobile, we unpack the decisions that make roaming rigs reliable, explain why uplink capacity is the unsung hero of live production, and map how network slicing keeps critical services humming when crowds surge.
We go inside partnerships with NBC, Omaha Productions’ Breakfast at Bethpage, and PGA Digital to see how untethered cameras, helmet POVs, and drones change the creative palette. Then we dive into the camera-to-cloud pipeline that pairs Sony’s portable transmitters with 5G so editors receive images seconds after capture—no more SD card sprints across 300 acres. On the operations side, we break down how dedicated slices keep ticketing and point of sale fast and secure, while push-to-talk over 5G keeps staff connected without the constraints of legacy radios.
Fans feel the upgrade, too. SeatFinder uses computer vision to surface real-time seating availability in the app, turning guesswork into guidance and reducing frustrating treks. AI-powered Roar Moments pushes clutch highlights across the venue in near real time, so a putt on nine can electrify fans at five seconds later. And beyond golf, we lay out a repeatable playbook for stadiums, festivals, financial institutions, factories, and smart cities—anywhere mobility, low latency, and dependable uplink matter.
If you’re building the next great venue experience or rethinking mission-critical connectivity, this conversation is your field guide. Follow and subscribe for more deep dives, share with a colleague who needs a blueprint, and leave a review to tell us which use case you want us to break down next.

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1. Broadcasting the Ryder Cup: Private 5G, Slicing, and Real-Time Media (00:00:00)

2. Live From Ryder Cup: Setup (00:00:02)

3. Private 5G Powers Broadcast (00:00:37)

4. Untethered Rigs Across 300 Acres (00:01:49)

5. Camera-to-Cloud Workflow (00:03:14)

6. Network Slicing for Ticketing and POS (00:04:12)

7. SeatFinder And Roar Moments (00:04:49)

8. Beyond Golf: A Blueprint for Industry (00:06:52)

9. Closing Thoughts From Bethpage (00:08:05)