Sprint and Finnish telecoms giant, Nokia are collaborating to showcase one of the first 5G system demonstrations on the 3rd and 6th of June this year at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The demonstration at Sprint’s experience tent at Levi's Stadium highlights the wireless delivery of a 4K ultra high-definition video experience over 5G. During the demonstration, 4K ultra HD video content, both pre-recorded and live will be delivered to attendees on 4K capable TVs. This highlights the high bandwidth of 5G. In addition, the companies will show the various performance characteristics of mmWave radio propagation through different types of building materials to prove the viability of this technology.
Nokia said that it is using a live mmWave system running at 73GHz that supports beam steering. The system performs link speeds of up to 2.3 Gbps with a spectral bandwidth of 1GHz and ~1ms one way air interface latency. Delivery of the ultra HD 4K video content will use a single endpoint on the 5G wireless network with superior speed of traffic and data throughput.
Dr. John Saw, CTO at Sprint
This demonstration of 5G capabilities is one of several steps we’re taking to bring 5G capabilities into field trials. We look forward to leveraging our deployment experience and working closely with Nokia to expand the use of 2.5 GHz and higher band spectrum as we evolve to 5G.
Ricky Corker, executive vice president and head of North America for Nokia
We are excited that Sprint is showcasing 5G, further underscoring the U.S.’s commitment to and leadership of this important communications revolution. As a front-runner in the 5G race, Nokia is working to advance 5G end-to-end solutions globally.
