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The Verizon Wireless 5G Lab held a private event for Instagram influencers and YouTube creators at their Michigan Avenue flagship store on Thursday, Feb. 14 during NBA All-Star weekend.
The event consisted of music, food and drinks. As well as a unique unveiling of the latest 5G technology from Verizon’s Tech Lab.
Fellow NBA players such as Coby White, Tyler Herro and Ben Simmons joined the fun. All while interacting with the creatives and diving into in the latest AR/VR technology that is now faster than ever because of 5G.
Photo by @raddezzz
At the event Verizon representatives unveiled how 5G will change the game for creatives and allow them to be ahead of their game. With ultra-fast speeds and ultra-low-latency all in the palm of their hands.
Here is what some of the creatives had to say…
“The event turn out was amazing I was pleasantly surprised that so many of my friends in the creative community in Chicago were here. It was a nice reunion catching up with a lot of friends I hadn't seen in a while.”
Senior Content Creator at HAVAS
“I was excited to try out what 5G has to offer. I think 5G is awesome its gonna allow me to upload my content a lot faster and put me ahead of the game.”
Blogger
“It’s awesome I met Ben Simmons and took a portrait of him. While taking the photo I said, ‘let’s go Knicks’ and he got really butt hurt, it was fantastic I’ll do it again.”
Founder of Game of Tones & Portrait Games
“Verizon is one of our biggest clients and one of the things that we do is put experiences like this one together. Their launching the 5G lab here in Chicago. So we brought the creative community together and it being All-Star weekend it was important to bring the creative, sports-minded and general cultural lifestyle communities together.”
Creative Director for OM Media Group