MTN sponsors LTE towers for speed record attempt
19 February 2014
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MTN will be providing the LTE base-stations required for world land speed record hopeful vehicle, the Bloodhound SSC, to communicate with mission control.
The company has signed an agreement to be the telecommunications sponsor for the project which will attempt to beat the current record of 1227 km/h in 2015/6.
The Bloodhound will also attempt to reach a speed of 11600 km/h, and at the same time inspire future generations to take up careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics by showcasing these subjects in the most exciting way possible. The northern Cape provincial government, the premier and the province’s tourism department are already actively involved in the project, which has already created 300 jobs for the people of the region.
MTN will provide voice and data connectivity for the Bloodhound crew and enable the downloading of on-car data and HD streaming video as well as high-speed data backhaul to a fibre point of presence in Upington, so that it is uploaded on the Web in real time. This will allow the Bloodhound SSC crew to complete the record breaking as prescribed in international rules.
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