Versatile Video Coding explained – The Future of Video in a 5G World

The latest Ericsson Mobility Report estimates that video accounted for 63 percent of the traffic in mobile networks during 2019 and that this share will increase to 76 percent by 2025 [1]. Enabled by continuously improving network performance, this growth is driven by the ever-increasing availability of video content in streaming services and online apps, and by changing consumer behavior toward consumption of the content on mobile devices. The evolution toward large screens with high resolutions beyond HD on mobile devices further raises consumer expectations regarding the quality of delivered video content. Video codecs play a critical role in coping with these expectations.