FIS WASC 2015 … Vail’s Technology Race to the World

Alpine Ski Championships

Mountain Connect 2014

Cellular hub site fully operational.

7 Nodes installed and tested over ski season.

Final phase of design and construction underway.

IT Organizing Committee formed by Vail Valley Foundation and Vail Resorts meet monthly.

The Big Build

Extreme fast tracked project with concurrent permitting / construction.

Multiple crews: Bore – Dig Tower

Fiber Hub SiteWi-Fi CamerasIT Sweep

The Issues

Moving too fast for utility companies. Not enough coordination.

Constant change of

node placement. Fiber path re-designs. The occasional

“incidents”.

Oh, and don’t Forget…

USA Pro Cycling Challenge, August 2014.

And did we mention …

State OIT / Crown / General Dynamics LTE Public Safety Demo ( FirstNet ).

911 Mobile Communications Unit.

Oh yeah … Emergency Command

Post. FBI / Security Cameras. LPR Cameras.

Your not done yet … VMS Signs. Ski Data Parking. Web Cameras. 2015 App Interfaces.

Best Christmas Ever

All 29 cell towers up and operational. Wi-Fi complete and battle

tested in core. Cameras installed and

recording. Snow is good.

Final Push, January 2015

Backup microwave link. TV broadcast fiber. Live Race feeds.

The Big EventFeb 2 – 15, 2015

16 Hour Day’s x 14! VVF Cross Fit. I.T. worked.

Broadband ??? OC192 Vail – BC – Denver. 7 Gig circuits to the Internet. Over 2 Tb of data transferred on test LTE

network. 170,000+ cell / wi-fi users. 800 million TV viewers. 70 billion PR impressions.

Thank You Vail Valley Foundation, Vail Resorts, Crown

Castle, Aspen Wireless

Can we do it again 2015 Tribute Video