Soccer fans at Lincoln Financial Field get a glimpse at the future of
wireless sports entertainment
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PHILADELPHIA -- (Business Wire)
Today at Lincoln Financial Field soccer fans from around the world got a
glimpse at the future of wireless sports entertainment with a Sprint
(NYSE:S) demonstration of 5G during the 2016 Copa América Centenario
tournament.
Today’s demonstration utilized 15 GHz centimeter wavelength spectrum to
deliver download speeds up to 4 Gbps. Soccer fans enjoyed an interactive
live 5G experience kicking a soccer ball into a connected net that
provided instantaneous stats. Spectators were also able to view Fan Fest
activities via live streaming ultra-high definition 4K video, showcasing
the blazing fast, high-bandwidth capability of 5G. In addition, Sprint
demonstrated the low millisecond latency of the 5G system, as well as
how the system would react to obstructions.
“We’re excited to be the first U.S. carrier to demonstrate 5G at a large
scale public event such as Copa América Centenario,” said Günther
Ottendorfer, Sprint COO, Technology. “It won’t be long before sports
fans begin to have a much more immersive and connected wireless
experience using virtual reality systems, connected sensors, and live 4K
data streams. It’s great to be here today and give soccer fans a glimpse
at some of the exciting applications ahead.”
Building a Strong Foundation for 5G
Today Sprint is building a strong foundation for 5G by densifying its
network with the addition of various cell site solutions and smart
antennas to meet future 5G demand for higher data rates per person
across a given geographic location.
As wireless carriers begin preparing for 5G, high-band spectrum will be
critical. Sprint has a long history of deploying multiple high spectrum
bands for backhaul, including 11 GHz, 18 GHz, 23 GHz, 28 GHz and 80 GHz,
with thousands of cell sites currently backhauled by microwave and
millimeter wave spectrum. Sprint’s existing wireless backhaul
infrastructure, which already provides Gbps throughput, is expected to
be deployed on a greater scale, with further enhancements for integrated
access in Sprint’s future 5G network.
“The cornerstone of 5G will be massively dense networks that use
high-bandwidth spectrum to deliver vast amounts of data at tremendously
high speeds,” said Dr. John Saw, Sprint CTO. “Our 2.5 GHz spectrum is
the low-band spectrum of 5G. And with holdings of more than 160 MHz of
2.5 GHz spectrum in the top 100 U.S. markets, we hold more 5G-capable
spectrum than any other carrier. This gives us great confidence in our
position for 5G.”
Looking ahead, Sprint anticipates leveraging a multitude of advanced
technologies including multiple carrier aggregation, CoMP (Co-ordinated
Multi-Point) with coordinated beamforming, and massive MIMO to further
enhance the capacity and coverage of its 2.5 GHz TDD-LTE spectrum.
For more of Sprint’s perspective on 5G, read Sprint CTO Dr. John Saw’s
blog post “Paving
the Road to 5G” and watch Günther Ottendorfer, Sprint COO –
Technology, in “The
Future of Sprint 5G.”
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 58.8 million connections as of March 31,
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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