Samsung Electronics and Orange Romania have efficiently deployed a 5G New Radio (NR) community to reveal a collection of 5G use circumstances at Untold Festival 2019, the biggest annual dance music pageant in Romania, held from August 1 to August 4.
The two firms began their 5G collaboration in 2018 with a 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) trial in Cluj county, Romania, the place Orange cell prospects grew to become the primary European customers to expertise at residence 5G providers. Now, the businesses are ramping up their efforts to convey the advantages of 5G to customers in Romania.
At Untold, which drew over 335,000 attendants final yr, Orange Romania and Samsung have arrange 5G use circumstances to supply immersive experiences powered by the 5G community’s ultra-low latency and ultra-high velocity, unfolding the potential of the following technology know-how for all to see. The demonstrations embrace real-time streaming of the performances, captured by 360-degree cameras constructed onto the sector’s essential stage. The stream is proven at an Orange VR zone arrange outdoors the sector, offering a uniquely immersive viewing expertise to followers who go to. The firms are additionally holding an occasion demonstrating 5G obtain speeds reaching above 1Gbps, with a latency discount of 50% on that skilled when utilizing present LTE know-how.
“With these successful demonstrations, we are showcasing the experiences that 5G can bring to Orange customers in Romania,” mentioned Emmanuel Chautard, Chief Technology Officer at Orange Romania. “Together with Samsung, we’re showing live network capabilities, with proof that goes beyond just impressive speeds more centered on the customer experience.”
“5G offers more than just a faster connection; it enables transformative use cases that will benefit people and businesses across the industry,” mentioned GY Seo, Senior Vice President and Head of Global Sales & Marketing, Networks Business at Samsung Electronics. “These joint demonstrations allow for a glimpse into the new kinds of services and capabilities that will be made possible as we unlock the potential of 5G for users across Europe.”
The trial at Cluj Arena, the place the pageant is going down, makes use of Samsung’s newest options, together with 5G Massive MIMO Units (MMUs), which help the three.4-3.8GHz frequency band. Samsung 5G MMUs have already been rolled out throughout Korea by all three Korean 5G operators to be used with their 5G industrial service, which launched in April of 2019. This commercially confirmed MMU is likely one of the smallest and lightest within the trade, making set up in current mobile websites very simple.
