NRK directs staff to use 5G as royal funeral overloads internal network

King Harald's funeral became the most-watched television event in Norwegian history, causing a surge in traffic that strained NRK's internal internet connection. Hildegunn Berntsen Skaar, the broadcaster's technology manager, explained that employees were told to cease using the office network for the stream and to switch to 5G to ensure that production-critical systems remained functional. The directive was presented as a preventive measure to safeguard broadcast operations during the high-profile ceremony.

Viewership across NRK's main channel and NRK Super reached a historic level, prompting the network to manage bandwidth carefully. The article also notes former FpU leader Lars Løvold discussing his resignation and criticizing TV 2's coverage, but the primary focus remains on NRK's technical response to the funeral broadcast.