Turkish mobile operator Turkcell has deployed the country’s first live HD mobile experience using LTE-Broadcast (LTE-B) technology, in partnership with Ericsson, a couple of months after the two companies’first demo. The live broadcast took place during a basketball match between rival teams Fenerbahce and Galatasaray Odeabank, based in Istanbul. Ticket holders who were also Turkcell LTE subscribers were able to view live HD video streams on their mobile devices from four different camera angles – combining LTE-B with HEVC compression technology and MPEG-DASH. Other potential applications for these new networks in sporting environments include the ability to watch instant replays and access stats and figures, while stadiums and teams would have new monetization options through their own apps. In the…