A new world
The 5G promise
One of the most transformative technologies in the history of telecommunications.
As the power of 5G unfolds, operators worldwide race to tell customers about the revolutionizing future ahead.
Vodafone and six-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton have once again teamed up to showcase the exciting potential of 5G with the world’s first 5G piano duet.
For the one-off performance, two pianos in different locations in London were connected, allowing Lewis to show off his piano playing skills live with one of the UK’s most exciting musicians and producers, Jay Keys. Thanks to the real-time (also known as low latency) speeds of 5G, it was as if both Lewis and Jay were together in one place at the same time.
Specially developed technology* meant Vodafone could send data relating to the touch and pressure on Jay’s piano keys to Lewis’s instrument, using magnets in the keys and pedals. This resulted in the keys and pedals of Lewis’s piano moving simultaneously with the one Jay was playing, creating one synchronised instrument.