The Windy City showcases what’s next for the Sprint LTE Plus Network
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CHICAGO -- (Business Wire)
Today at Soldier Field in Chicago, Sprint (NYSE:S) and Samsung
Electronics America, Inc. provided a look at what’s next for the Sprint
LTE Plus Network with the first live U.S. demonstration of three-channel
carrier aggregation on Sprint’s network. The demonstration reached peak
download speeds of more than 230 Mbps running on Samsung’s latest
network infrastructure technology and hottest new devices including the
Samsung Galaxy Note7, Galaxy S7, and Galaxy S7 edge.
Carrier aggregation is an LTE-Advanced feature that bonds together bands
of spectrum to create wider channels, produce greater capacity and
deliver faster speeds on capable devices. Essentially it creates a wider
lane that allows more data traffic to travel at higher rates.
Today Sprint has deployed three-channel carrier aggregation on more than
500 cell sites in Chicago.
Today’s three-channel carrier demonstration at Soldier Field utilized
Sprint’s 2.5 GHz spectrum to deliver peak download speeds of more than
230 Mbps. It also showcased live streaming of ultra-high definition 4K
video and the blazing fast, high-bandwidth capability of Sprint’s LTE
Plus Network. Participants were also able to experience a low-latency,
high-speed, virtual reality system.
“Ten months ago Chicago was our first LTE Plus market receiving
two-channel carrier aggregation and we’re excited to take a leadership
role as the first carrier in the U.S. to publicly demonstrate
three-channel carrier aggregation live in the field,” said Günther
Ottendorfer, Sprint COO, Technology. “4K video and immersive virtual
reality systems are gaining momentum and Sprint is ready with more
spectrum and capacity than any other carrier to support our customers’
demands for data now and well into the future.”
Behind the scenes, today’s demonstration utilized Samsung’s
three-channel carrier aggregation technology delivered via software
upgrade on Sprint’s current LTE Plus network. In optimal RF conditions,
three-channel carrier aggregation can increase throughput by 50 percent
over the current two-channel carrier network1, providing
higher speeds and an enhanced user experience. For instance, users can
reduce download time of a 1GB video by approximately one-third in a
typical environment, when compared to using two-channel carrier
aggregation.
At today’s demonstration, Samsung successfully showcased the
LTE-Advanced network solution, as well as its devices supporting
three-channel carrier aggregation including the Samsung Galaxy S7,
Galaxy S7 edge and recently launched Galaxy Note7.
“Samsung is excited to bring Chicago on air with this new three-channel
aggregation capability in Sprint’s network, and to facilitate today’s
demonstration,” said Mark Louison, SVP and General Manager of Samsung
Networks. “We continue to invest in LTE Advanced technologies, and drive
commercialization of new three-channel aggregation features with
carriers such as Sprint through both our Network infrastructure and
device products. This will ensure customers will receive the best
possible wireless service experience.”
Today, Sprint uses two-channel carrier aggregation to deliver peak
speeds of more than 100 Mbps in 237 LTE Plus markets across the country
using 40 MHz of 2.5 GHz spectrum on the company’s LTE Plus cell sites.
With three-channel carrier aggregation Sprint will utilize 60 MHz of
spectrum in the 2.5 GHz band to provide peak download speeds of more
than 200 Mbps on compatible devices. Sprint holds more than 160 MHz of
2.5 GHz spectrum in the top 100 U.S. markets. Sprint also uses 800 MHz
and 1.9 GHz spectrum to provide strong coverage and reliability across
its LTE Plus network.
Sprint offers 22 devices that actively support two-channel carrier
aggregation on its super-fast LTE Plus Network. Six devices currently
offered by Sprint are three-channel carrier aggregation capable and
Sprint’s portfolio of devices is expected to grow. Three-channel carrier
aggregation is slated for enablement on devices via an automatic
software update following network deployment.
A Reliable, Capacity-Rich Network
Sprint LTE coverage reaches approximately 300 million people – more than
90 percent of the U.S. population. And Sprint’s highly reliable network
is better than ever. In fact, Sprint’s analysis of drive test data from
Nielsen – covering the top 106 metropolitan markets in the U.S. – shows
that Sprint’s reliability now beats T-Mobile’s and performs within 1% of
AT&T and Verizon.2
With Sprint’s deep spectrum holdings and a reliable, capacity-rich
network that’s built for data, Sprint is proud to now offer Unlimited
Freedom with unlimited talk, text, and mobile optimized streaming
videos, gaming and music.3 And for customers that prefer a
higher resolution video streaming experience, Sprint offers Unlimited
Freedom Premium.4
About Sprint:
Sprint (NYSE: S) is a communications services company that creates more
and better ways to connect its customers to the things they care about
most. Sprint served more than 59.4 million connections as of June 30,
2016 and is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying
innovative technologies, including the first wireless 4G service from a
national carrier in the United States; leading no-contract brands
including Virgin Mobile USA, Boost Mobile, and Assurance Wireless;
instant national and international push-to-talk capabilities; and a
global Tier 1 Internet backbone. Sprint has been named to the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index (DJSI) North America for the past five years. You
can learn more and visit Sprint at www.sprint.com
or www.facebook.com/sprint
and www.twitter.com/sprint.
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Based on Samsung internal research.
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Claim based on Sprint’s analysis of latest Nielsen drive test data
for average network reliability (voice & data) in top 106 markets.
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Mobile optimized video streams at up to 480p+ resolution, music at
up to 500kbps, streaming cloud gaming at up to 2mbps. Data
deprioritization applies during times of congestion.
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Premium resolution video streams at up to 1080p+, music at up to
1.5mbps, gaming streams at up to 8mbps.
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Samsung, Galaxy Note, and Galaxy S are trademarks of Samsung
Electronics Company, Ltd.
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Contacts:
Sprint
Adrienne Norton, 425-256-7014
adrienne.norton@sprint.com
or
Samsung
Electronics America
Jonathan Varman, 201-334-3526
j.varman@sea.samsung.com
Source: Sprint
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