Sprint Unveils Six 5G-Ready Cities

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Sprint Unveils Six 5G-Ready Cities

 
POSTED ON Feb 27, 2018
 

Starting in April, Sprint customers in Chicago, Dallas, and Los Angeles will begin experiencing 5G-like blazing fast speed, as Sprint rolls out advanced network technology called Massive MIMO.

Massive MIMO is a critical bridge to Sprint’s 5G network.

5G technology promises to connect people, places and billions of things with breakthrough wireless service. This technology will enable cloud robotics, telemedicine, connected cars, and drones, augmented and virtual reality and more.

“The race to 5G is heating up, and let me be clear, today’s announcement is a huge step toward Sprint being first to offer a 5G mobile network,” said Marcelo Claure, Sprint CEO. “Our deep spectrum position gives us an incredible advantage no other carrier has in the U.S. We’re making significant investments using state-of-the-art technology, and working with leading chip and handset partners to deliver an incredible Next-Gen Network for our customers.”

Sprint’s first 5G-ready Massive MIMO cell sites are capable of delivering up to 10 times the capacity of current LTE systems, significantly increasing data speeds for more customers in high-traffic locations.

With Massive MIMO at the foundation of Sprint’s Gigabit LTE and 5G service, Sprint can keep meeting its customers’ demand for unlimited data and high-bandwidth applications. Customers will have a great experience using 6K and 8K TV, and applications such as HD Virtual Reality in Atlanta, Houston and Washington, D.C., and additional markets.

John Saw, Sprint chief technology officer said, “In a few short weeks we’ll be bringing the power of Massive MIMO to Sprint customers beginning with some of the largest markets in the country.”

All Sprint customers using a 2.5 GHz (band 41) device will benefit from the increased capacity and speed provided by Massive MIMO.

 

“We are excited to reach this new milestone with the deployment of Samsung 5G ready MIMO solutions on Sprint’s network,” said Mark Louison, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Networks Division at Samsung Electronics America.

“As this technology advances to even greater levels of speed and capacity, we look forward to enabling Sprint customers to experience the full benefits of network innovation.”

The Next-Gen Network build includes upgrading cell sites to triband service using 800 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.5 GHz, adding thousands of new cell sites to expand coverage with more small cells to increase capacity and speed.

 

 

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