Verizon showcases LTE Multicast during Super Bowl week

Nieuws Mobiel Verenigde Staten 31 JAN 2014
Verizon showcases LTE Multicast during Super Bowl week

Verizon Wireless has introduced a new technology, LTE Multicast, which the company plans to showcase during Super Bowl week as part of its Power House in New York City's Bryant Park. Power House visitors can experience what the technology offers, including multiple video feeds, data and other information, over Verizon's LTE network. Verizon also plans to show the 2 February game between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks to an invited audience live in the Power House over LTE Multicast. 

The new technology allows for content to be delivered to multiple devices through a select cell site or a cluster of cell sites. LTE Multicast can also be used for digital signage, software and file downloads or telematics. Based on evolved Multimedia Broadcast Multicast Service (eMBMS) standards, LTE Multicast uses spectrum resources and its design allows the same copy of content to be sent to multiple users rather than sending multiple copies of the same content to multiple users. Verizon Wireless network partner, Alcatel-Lucent, has supplied the underlying LTE network equipment for the demonstration, which is being showed on eMBMS-enabled Galaxy Note 3 devices from Samsung.

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