For those who do not have 5G phones and are wondering if the JMA 5G solution will help you, I found some info on the network JMA built for Sofi that might be pertinent to us.
Here is a snippet from a good article on the Sofi solution from stadiumtechreport. I think I might have posted the link before.
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T-Mobile, which uses different spectrum bands than AT&T and Verizon, said it will have its 5G services available at 2.5 GHz, 24 GHz and 39 GHz. And all three carriers are fully participating on the stadium's 4G LTE DAS, which is one of the largest ever built. The DAS, using gear from JMA Wireless and designed by JMA with deployment partner DAS Group Professionals, has approximately 2,400 antennas and 3,200 remotes, and is unique in that is the first stadium DAS we know of that is running neutral-host 5G signals, here in the C-band spectrum. The DAS is capable of covering all licensed spectrum bands between 600 MHz to 6 GHz, according to Skarpi Hedinsson, chief technology officer, SoFi Stadium and Hollywood Park.
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It looks like the Sofi 5G solution, (which Pete Sala said was not going to be as good as the solution JMA is installing in the dome) does support 4G LTE. I am assuming neutral-host signals means you can connect no matter who the carrier is on your phone (provided it is capable of at least 4G LTE).
That is a big deal. 3G devices are getting replaced very quickly. According to an article from Cnet, there were as many as over 80 million 3G devices in use in 2019 but as of February of 2022, the number was down to less than 5 million. AT&T shut down their 3G network in February 2022. TMobile shut theirs down on March 31 2022. Verizon is supporting their until December 31st 2022. Looks like they are the last major carrier to support 3G.
Carriers are closing down 3G networks in a final transition to 4G LTE and 5G. Some devices and services won't make the jump. Here's what to know.
www.cnet.com
Now JMA's CEO did not say the dome 5G solution would be better than Sofi's. I think he said about it would be about the same; something like that. And he explained that JMA can't even start to install it until August. These networks typically take 6 months to install. Seems doubtful things will be 100% for football. Maybe by the time conference basketball starts.
Hopefully there will be a noticeable improvement for all from day one of the football season and steady improvement as JMA brings up more WAPs and fine tunes the network over time.
Fans attending Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles should have no problem getting a 5G cellular connection, since all the major wireless carriers have done their best to fill the venue with as much 5G gear as possible. While the all-in blitz by the country’s three major...
stadiumtechreport.com
Hopefully someone will get confirmation on how this will all work and what is needed to use the new superfast internet connectivity someday soon. Post-Standard, I am looking in your direction.
