Sprint Kicks Off 5G Demonstration at Copa América Centenario in Philadelphia with Speeds Up to 4 Gbps
June 14 2016 - 11:30AM
Business Wire
Soccer fans at Lincoln Financial Field get a
glimpse at the future of wireless sports entertainment
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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