From the world’s first live holographic telepresence transmission in 2007 (intercontinental, over Cisco’s internal network) to a 4K Holobox broadcast over 5G at the EE / BAFTAs in 2026. Musion has delivered more holographic telepresence world firsts than any other company in the world.
Our deployments span three generations of mobile network technology: the world’s first internet-based holographic telepresence in 2007; the world’s first 4G holographic broadcast in 2015; and a sustained, multi-year 5G programme across 10+ countries with Vodafone. Today, Musion’s technology stack is 5G and Starlink ready, enabling live holographic telepresence anywhere on Earth, indoors or outdoors, with no fixed cabling.
| Year | World First | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | World's first live holographic telepresence | Cisco, San Jose to Bangalore, live intercontinental transmission during opening of Globalization Centre East. |
| 2012 | 53 simultaneous holographic broadcasts, Guinness World Record | Narendra Modi, Gujarat election. 53 locations across 26 cities. Audiences of up to 30,000 per location. Guinness World Record. |
| 2015 | World's first 4G holographic telepresence | Early mobile network holographic transmission, three years before 5G deployment. |
| 2017 | Point to point transmission to 6 French cities simultaneously | Jean-Luc Mélenchon, 21.7M YouTube views, national trending topics, BBC/Reuters/Fortune coverage. |
| 2018 | UK's first 5G holographic telepresence | Vodafone UK, Steph Houghton MBE, 190 miles. First 5G holographic transmission in UK history. |
| 2019 | LED + 5G hologram combination (world first) | Vodafone Cyprus, first deployment combining LED holographic display with live 5G transmission. |
| 2019 | World's first live 5G holographic broadcast on TV | Vodafone Portugal, newsreader beamed 450km, live broadcast to 1.2M viewers. |
| 2020 | World's first live 4K hologram over 5G + Ethernet | Vodafone Romania, full 4K resolution holographic broadcast, reaching 2.1M+ viewers. |
| 2022 | First international 5G public holographic transmission | Top Gun: Maverick premiere (Paramount), cross-border 5G holographic broadcast to a public audience. |
| 2023 | World first MIDI signal ultra low latency live holographic transmission | Telefónica |
| 2026 | 4K Holobox over 5G, EE / BAFTAs | World first, live interactive 4K holographic telepresence entirely over 5G, at the UK's most prestigious film awards. No cabling. |
Holographic telepresence has been proven at an electoral scale that no other communications medium can match. In 2014, Musion 3D technology was deployed across 53 simultaneous holographic broadcasts throughout India, reaching 5 million voters in the final two weeks alone, penetrating rural areas that were logistically impossible to visit in person. This deployment set a Guinness World Record for the most simultaneous holographic broadcasts ever achieved.
In France in 2017, 6 simultaneous holographic rallies across French cities and Réunion Island generated 21.7M YouTube views across the candidate’s official YouTube channel and trended nationally across social media platforms. In both cases, the holographic format delivered reach and impact at a scale that conventional campaign formats could not replicate, and polling/momentum effects (+19 points; “leading on 51%”) across cites and youth abstention, pointing to the impact of holographic rallies.
The Musion 3D technology stack is Starlink ready. Starlink satellite connectivity removes the last geographic constraint from holographic telepresence, enabling live holographic broadcasts from outdoor festival stages, far-flung remote locations, cruise ships, in fact anywhere on Earth with access to power and the sky above.
Musion can now deliver life-sized holographic telepresence without fixed infrastructure, making the technology available for touring events, sporting occasions, and multi-location activations that were previously impractical or impossible.
