COUNTRY FOCUS: QATAR
“
WITH THE SUPER SPEEDS
THAT WE ARE TESTING, OUR COUNTRY
WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE LIFE-
CHANGING BENEFITS OF THE
INTERNET LIKE NEVER BEFORE.
the 5G network when devices become
available. With the super speeds that we
are testing, our country will be able to enjoy
the life-changing benefits of the Internet
like never before.”
To enable customers to see Ooredoo’s 5G roll-
out progress, the company has added a 5G
coverage tab to its Supernet coverage map.
Customers can now see 5G live areas at www.
ooredoo.qa/portal/OoredooQatar/supernet
The company has encouraged people to
continue to check coverage growth in the
coming months.
As well as connection speeds, Ooredoo’s 5G
network roll-out will have a hugely positive
impact on many business sectors and
organisations in Qatar, as 5G will enable new
types of applications like driverless cars and
smart roads, the connection of millions of
low powered connected devices, augmented
reality and much more.
At the event, Edge Video Orchestration
allowed visitors to access live video
streams of the game from different
angles. As part of the solution, four
360-degree cameras were installed at
various locations on the football pitch
to capture action from multiple viewing
angles. These cameras transmitted
live video streaming of the game to
the consumer devices enhancing the
viewing experience.
MEC allows applications to be hosted closer
to the edge of the network, therefore closer
to subscribers, to efficiently use network
resources and open up new opportunities for
the delivery of compelling, tailored services in
high-traffic locations. With this technology,
video feeds can be efficiently broadcast to
multiple subscribers’ devices simultaneously
with millisecond latency. The Immersive Virtual Reality (VR)
solution enabled remote viewers to
attend the match as if they were present
in the stadium. In the future of digital
venues, this solution will enable sports
venues to serve their fans globally, by
extending live views and data to fans,
allowing them to join in the events
virtually from remote locations around
the world.
Al Sayed said: “With Khalifa International
Stadium set to host several World Cup 2022
matches, we believed the final of the Emir
Cup was the perfect opportunity to showcase
this state-of-the-art technology to the world,
which in the very near future will be run
seamlessly on the Ooredoo 5G network.” Finally, the augmented reality (AR) based
navigation solution helped visitors to
navigate and access different locations
inside the ground by combining a live
view of the stadium with additional
computer-generated elements rendered
into the mobile device’s display. The
Potential of 5G demonstrated at
cup final
To demonstrate the potential of Ooredoo’s
5G technology, the company successfully
showcased three futuristic applications
designed to enhance the overall experience
for selected spectators at Khalifa
International Stadium during the final of
the Emir Cup.
The applications, which in future will solely
run on the Ooredoo 5G network, included an
engagement platform to provide robust real-
time video streaming, an augmented reality
venue engagement solution and immersive
VR based on high-performance Multi-access
Edge Computing (MEC solutions).
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