WINNIPEG – MTS will deploy small cell wireless service at this summer's Dauphin's Countryfest and the Winnipeg Folk Festival to offer attendees a superior 4G LTE cellular experience.
The two music festivals attract thousands of people each year, resulting in a huge demand for wireless data services. Over the past two years at Countryfest, MTS addressed this demand by employing mobile cell sites that provided temporary cellular service during the event.
With speeds of up to 150 Mbps, small cell wireless technology provides distributed coverage and capacity to areas of high population density. MTS said that this is the first time this innovative wireless technology will be used in Manitoba, and the permanent installations will support 4G LTE wireless service providing better coverage and capacity at the music festivals every year.
"These festivals have approximately 15,000 people in attendance at any given time, and MTS is pleased to provide this technology to help them stay connected," said MTS president Kelvin Shepherd, in the news release.
