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Sprint, Ericsson Demo 4K UHD Video Streaming on Live 5G Wireless

Sprint, Ericsson Demo 4K UHD Video Streaming on Live 5G Wireless Image Credit: Ericsson

Ericsson and Sprint this week demonstrated the streaming of a 4K ultra-high definition (UHD) video stream from Sprint Fan Zone at Philadelphia's Lincoln Field, achieving speeds of 4Gbps over a live 5G wireless signal using 400 MHz of spectrum. It also included a live 4K UHD camera stream. 

Visitors to the Sprint Fan Zone can challenge their friends with a "connected" soccer ball delivering stats while live 4K UHD video of a kick streams over 5G to monitors, allowing participants to see themselves and their results.

Ericsson said that going forward, both the game ball and the players could be connected so that fans could see real-time information and analytics about the speed, rotation and height of the ball. Commentary will also become more insightful, with new stats and graphical analytics on TV.

Other future changes coming to the fan experience with 5G connectivity include the ability to experience matches from new vantage points, using phones to switch between different 360-degree and ultra-high definition virtual reality cameras filming all around the stadium. 5G will deliver enough capacity to the stadium for fans to stream high-quality video and share the views from their seats with others at the same match, added Sprint.

John Saw, Chief Technology Officer, Sprint 
Achieving speeds up to 4 Gbps far outside the lab environment, in the parking lot of Lincoln Financial Field and in the midst of thousands of visitors, is exciting. It gives us a great opportunity to demonstrate how far we have come technologically, and why 5G will matter to fans.

Glenn Laxdal, Head of Technology and Strategy, Ericsson North America
5G will make possible a wider range of services than any network has done before, and sporting events are a great way to show this off.  We are happy to help Sprint inspire fans with this peek into the 5G future, especially given our history together of bringing technology upgrades that improve the consumer experience.

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