Reliance Jio to deploy Pre-5G Massive MIMO technology in select IPL stadiums

“Jio has announced that IPL stadiums in Delhi and Mumbai will enjoy seamless connectivity with this deployment”

In September last year, Airtel became the first telecom operator in India to deploy the Massive Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) technology, which is expected to play a key role in forthcoming 5G networks. Now, the emerging telco Reliance Jio has announced the deployment of the Pre-5G Massive MIMO technology to deliver a high-speed experience to users during this year’s Indian Premier League (IPL) in Delhi and Mumbai stadiums.

In a statement, Reliance Jio has announced that the stadiums of the IPL 2018 matches in Mumbai and Delhi will be connected to Pre-5G Massive MIMO tech-enabled hardware. The brand claims that this tech has the capacity of handling more than five times users in a 30MHz wide-band spectrum in the high-user density events such as an IPL match. “This advanced pre-5G deployment will provide true digital experience to stream, share and post the contents at super-fast speeds”, added the company.

As per Jio’s statement, the IPL stadiums in Mumbai and Delhi will be connected with an array of high-speed wireless broadband solutions. These will be ranging from Massive MIMO, 4G eNodeBs, hundreds of Wi-Fi channels, as well as small cells to deliver a seamless high-speed user experience to Jio subscribers.

Apart from Jio, Airtel also announced that it will deploy its own Massive MIMO pre-5G technology across IPL match venues to deliver superfast data experience to its users. The leading telco will deploy this tech in IPL 2018 match venues in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mohali, Indore, Jaipur, Bengaluru, and Chennai.

For the uninitiated, MIMO technology essentially positions many antennas both at the source and destination. This allows increasing efficiency and reducing error in telecom networks. As for the Massive MIMO technology, it is designed so that a network can have a thousand of antennas and destinations to focus the transmission and increase the level of efficiency. Thanks to Airtel and Jio, India won’t be left behind in the 5G future, as 5G-enabled devices are expected to launch as soon as the next year, and the country’s network will be ready for them.

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