T-Mobile Sees Super Bowl as 5G Network Showcase Opportunity

T-Mobile has spent the past 18 months beefing up its 5G network in Los Angeles for Sunday’s Super Bowl, the carrier said Tuesday. “With a more than $100 million investment in 5G infrastructure across the city, more than 95% of people in Greater Los Angeles are now covered” by T-Mobile’s 5G network, the carrier said. T-Mobile said it upgraded or installed hundreds of 5G macro sites and small cells, and made 5G upgrades at Los Angeles International Airport and “enhancements at numerous other venues.” The system at SoFi Stadium has the capacity of nearly 100 traditional macro cellsites, T-Mobile said.