It’s almost time for the Los Angeles Rams to take on the Cincinnati Bengals in this year’s Super Bowl and T-Mobile is ready to support the thousands of fans.
Over the past 18 months T-Mobile engineers have been working hard to add more permanent 5G coverage and capacity to the Los Angeles area. This is not only part of their original plan to cover more than 300 million users with 5G by 2023, but also to ensure fans have a great experience at this year’s biggest football game.
“The investment we’ve made in LA over the past 18 months is massive!” said Neville Ray, President of Technology at T-Mobile. “This is a powerhouse 5G network with incredible capacity using the most advanced technologies in wireless. And best of all, it’s just going to get even better as we keep building out the #1 fastest 5G network in LA and nationwide.”
That investment was more than $100 million for 5G infrastructure across the city. Now, more than 95 percent of people in Greater Los Angeles are now covered with T-Mobile’s super-fast Ultra Capacity 5G network. This was made possible with the hundreds of upgraded and newly installed 5G macro sites and small cells (nearly 200), as well as 5G upgrades at LAX, and numerous other venues. T-Mobile customers should get blazing fast 5G speeds while traveling around the area, tailgating and sharing their favorite moments at the game.
At SoFi Stadium, where the big game will be held, T-Mobile deployed a brand new state-of-the-art 5G system. This system was upgraded with 100 Gigabit backhaul and with the deployment of Ultra Capacity 5G service, it’s using mid-band and millimeter wave spectrum. The equipment installed gives SoFi the capability equal to nearly 100 traditional macro cell sites! Tests show the speeds have been fast too. During the NFC Championship game on January 30, T-Mobile customers could experience peak download speeds of 1.5 Gbps!