5G Changing Fan Experience for MLB: T-Mobile CEO
Last week’s MLB All-Star game at T-Mobile Park in Seattle shows the benefits of 5G, T-Mobile CEO Mike Sievert blogged Monday. “We have a superfast, award-winning 5G network that continues to come to life in new ways,” he said: “Take…
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the MLB Next app with augmented reality: Fans at T-Mobile Park … could take a 3D look at the ball and the launch angle, watch pitch replays, and see a bird’s-eye view of ALL the live action.” The game also featured MLB’s automated ball-strike system, he said. The system uses cameras to track pitches as they pass through a 3D strike zone for each batter, Sievert said. “The calls are instantaneously available, providing the first step toward revolutionizing how they’re made in real time,” he said.