Airtel Confirmed to Deploy ‘Massive MIMO Pre-5G’ Networks in IPL 2018 Venues

IPL 2018 is about to start from 7th April 2018 onwards. To Utilize this Opportunity airtel finally confirm that they will deploy the advanced Massive MIMO Pre-5G technology across multiple venues of IPL.

IPL opening ceremony and the first match of IPL is at the same venue of Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai where Airtel planning to deploy MIMO Pre-5G technology there at the first time.

According to Airtel, the Massive MIMO (Multiple-Input Multiple-Output) technology expands network capacity by five to seven times on the same spectrum, which will enable customers to enjoy seamless and superfast data speeds despite the very large number of concurrent users available at the venue.

Shyam Mardikar, Chief Technology Officer — Mobile, Bharti Airtel Said “As part of our endeavour to offer a seamless high-speed 4G experience to our customers, we are deploying this advanced Pre-5G solution to enable a high speed and high capacity in-stadia network experience at IPL match venues,”

Further added “We believe this will enhance the digital experience for our customers and enable them to share, post and stream content seamlessly even in locations with massive crowds,”

“The first venue to go live with Airtel’s Massive MIMO deployment will be the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai…,” Airtel said in a statement.

To compete with Reliance Jio, Airtel already announced that all IPL matches will be a live stream on the updated version of Airtel TV app on mobile. Airtel already has a partnership with the Hotstar to air the live streaming of IPL matches.