Harmonizing QoE approaches to Video: H1 2026 progress by Video QoE Management
- Telecom Infra Project
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The TIP Video Quality of Experience Management Project Group was formed to advance and manage the delivery of end-to-end video (and in the future, voice and messaging) application Quality of Experience running over telco networks. The Project Group consists of a collaborative group of Communication Service Providers (CSPs), OEMs, integrators and Content Application Providers (CAPs).
The overall goal for this community is to define approaches to maintaining and improving QoE for video applications which are expected to run on wireless broadband networks of today and into the future.
Currently, the Project Group has structured the work on two tracks:
Track 1 focusing on QoE Metrics & Measurement with the objective to:
Establish common, standardized, privacy-aware metrics and models for measuring and optimizing application-level video QoE across networks and devices.
Track 2 focusing on Self-Regulatory Delivery Mechanisms with the objective for:
Identifying and evaluating various technology solutions for improving video delivery efficiency. Assess feasibility for both CAPs and CSPs, structure discussions around different network efficiency tools and their specific use cases, enable secure information exchange, drive standards input, and increase options for CAP self-regulation.
The group's momentum was highlighted by an open Birds of Feather session at MWC 26 and in-person workshops in May 2026. These included a five-hour session in San Bruno on May 5 and a multi-day deep dive in Madrid from May 26–28. Led by Co-Chairs, these sessions included a broad range of participants from CSPs around the world as well as major CAPs.
Progress Since Launch
Aligned on video QoE metrics across CAPs and CSPs. The CAPs brainstormed on a common measurement core that aligns amongst CAPs. This alignment is significant: the industry is moving toward a shared quality measurement philosophy that can underpin consistent QoE metrics exchange between CAPs and CSPs. The relevance of the QoE metrics were presented and discussed between CSPs and CAPs.
Prioritized 8 use cases for QoE metrics exchange between CAPs and CSPs — ranging from troubleshooting and capacity planning to a new use case from Orange on optimizing video delivery in congested cells. These are now ranked by priority and implementation complexity from both CAP and CSP perspectives.
Cataloged 25+ optimization techniques for video delivery across a master evaluation table — covering ABR strategies, AV1/VVC codec adoption, prefetch optimization, and five network signaling mechanisms (SCONE, L4S, ANBR, TS.43, and Orange's proposed "brake pedal" concept). While some of the optimization techniques can be implemented independently, some techniques need specific coordination between CAPs and CSPs.
Reached alignment on L4S, SCONE and TS.43. The group explicitly recommended universal L4S deployment as a best practice for congestion signaling, an important step toward industry-wide adoption and agreed to leverage SCONE and TS.43 for relevant static and dynamic handling of information exchange between the CSP network and applications.
What's Next
July 7th : f2f/hybrid technical workshop in Menlo Park
July: Use case descriptions and QoE metrics definition docs finalized
August: Identify and document privacy-preserving aggregation and correlation mechanisms for the core QoE metrics; Finalize details for identified signaling mechanisms
Fyuz 2026: Target for first public deliverable for the working group, covering:
Operational recommendations for QoE Metrics exchange (Track 1), and
Best Practices and Operational Guidelines for Video Optimization (Track 2)
Ongoing: Developing a cohesive video delivery framework that assesses solutions through the combined lenses of CAPs and CSPs
About TIP’s Video QoE Management Project Group
We are building the future of video QoE together. If you’re a CSP, OEM/infrastructure provider, or CAP interested in shaping the next generation of video delivery, we invite you to join our efforts. For full workshop reports, detailed optimization roadmaps, or to get involved, please reach out to the Video QoE Management Team at videoqoe@telecominfraproject.com or visit our project page.