Stadium of Light Gets Major Boost Amid Premier League Return

Stadium of Light gets major boost amid Premier League return

Boldyn Networks and Virgin Media O2 have switched on a landmark 5G upgrade at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, delivering what it is calling the UK’s first full neutral host RAN managed service in a high-density venue. This means a single 5G network managed by London-based Boldyn that all mobile operators can use to give fans faster, more reliable connections in the 49,000-capacity stadium. The rollout, part of the Sunderland Open Network EcosysTe…

Sunderland Smart City - Boldyn Networks and Virgin Media O2 power up 5G at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light for next-gen fan experiences

Virgin Media O2 customers are the first to benefit from the 5G neutral host network, delivered by the Sunderland Open Network EcosysTem (SONET) project. Boldyn’s CaaS at the Stadium of Light is UK’s first full RAN managed service deployed in a high-density demand venue, bringing cost and energy savings. This premier network is set to […]

Boldyn Networks and VMO2 deploy Open RAN 5G at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light

Press Release  Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) and Virgin Media O2 have significantly enhanced 5G connectivity at the Stadium of Light in Sunderland with Boldyn’s connectivity-as-a-service (CaaS), the UK’s first full neutral host RAN managed service in a high-density demand venue. O2 customers are the first to benefit from this innovative network delivered by the Sunderland Open Network EcosysTem (SONET) project, which will bring enhanced mobile connec…

Boldyn, VMO2 cheer UK stadium deployment

Infrastructure company Boldyn Networks installed neutral host equipment at the Stadium of Light sports ground in Sunderland, UK, as part of a local connectivity project, with Virgin Media O2 (VMO2) the first operator to use it. The vendor asserted the connectivity-as-a-service deployment is the first full neutral host RAN managed service in a high-density demand venue in the UK. It is part of the Sunderland Open Network Ecosystem (Sonet) project…

Boldyn installs neutral-host 5G at UK stadium, private 5G for US city

Boldyn Networks has launched the UK’s first open-RAN neutral-host 5G system at Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, with Virgin Media O2 on board; it has also agreed a deal to deploy private 5G in CBRS (with LPWAN) for first responders and government agencies in the city of Chesapeake, in Virginia in the US. In sum – […]