Samsung, KDDI run multi-device 5G test at a Japanese ballpark using prototype tablets

Samsung and KDDI together ran a successful multi-device test of next-gen 5G connectivity, using prototype tablets supporting the faster network. The test was conducted at Okinawa Cellular Stadium, a ballpark with capacity for 30,000 fans, and the results were announced today. This was the first trial in Japan to test 5G connectivity using 5G tablets. A 4K live video feed was downloaded and streamed simultaneously on these 5G slates using the millimeter wave spectrum.

Equipped with beam-forming technology, Samsung placed 5G access units on the light tower just beyond the left field fence. ...