Sprint unveiled what it calls the world's first all–wireless small cell. Sprint Magic Box is a new plug–and–play LTE small cell for businesses and consumers that improves data coverage and increases download and upload speeds on average by 200 percent.
Sprint Magic Box deployment has begun in several cities across the country such as Denver, San Francisco, Indianapolis, New York, Chicago, and Houston.
In the past three months downloads speeds across these markets have significantly improved as Sprint rolled-out its toolkit of densification technologies such as Sprint Magic Box, outdoor small cells, three-channel carrier aggregation, and launched iconic new High Performance User Equipment (HPUE) smartphones. Sprint said the new device allows it to densify its nationwide LTE Plus network and provide an improved experience for its millions of customers today and in the future.
This indoor small cell is self-configured and easy for customers to install, the company said in a press release. It requires no implementation, labor, or rental costs. Once placed near a window and plugged into a power outlet, the shoe-box-sized device connects to a nearby Sprint cell site within minutes.
One Sprint Magic Box provides average coverage of 30,000 square feet indoors and can benefit adjacent Sprint customers inside the building. The signal can also extend coverage 100 meters outside a building, benefiting Sprint customers in nearby buildings and improving street–level network performance.
Sprint Magic Box is free to use for qualifying businesses and consumers.
The operator said the new device accelerates its strategy to densify its network as it improves performance and builds a strong foundation for 5G. It uses Sprint’s ample, dedicated 2.5 GHz spectrum with backhaul provided by Sprint’s outdoor macro cell sites.
The development of Sprint Magic Box is part of Sprint’s ongoing programme to improve its network through its 'Densification and Optimization' strategy using some of the most advanced technologies in wireless.
