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T-Mobile Powers PGA Championship Coverage and Operations With Private 5G and AI

The on-course mix of 5G, edge computing, and AI serves as a live case study for carriers selling enterprise tech to sports organizers.

Overview

  • T-Mobile is running a private 5G, edge, and AI setup at Aronimink to extend live coverage and give fans more real-time tools on site and in the app.
  • PGA Digital is using more than 60 T-Mobile 5G-connected phones and a private network linking six 5G cameras to PGA Production Studios in Frisco for the daily Range Show hosted by Smylie Kaufman.
  • CBS Sports is tying its wireless cameras into T-Mobile’s 5G private network and Edge Control, including a 5G unit that switches views in real time and remote fly cameras over the range, first tee, and 18th green.
  • The PGA Championships app now features Roar Moments instant highlights, a Seat Finder to locate open seating, and a new AI Course Companion that answers questions and guides fans around the course.
  • T-Mobile’s Smart Operations Command Center monitors crowd flow, entry lines, and concessions for roughly 150,000 attendees, a deployment Forbes says reflects carriers taking on true infrastructure roles at major events.