Solving the Capacity Challenges for Sports VenuesSports Venues 

Ahmed Hmimy, PhD

COMMSCOPECOMMSCOPE

Director, Systems Engineering (Americas)

Distributed Coverage and Capacity Solutions (DCCS)

May 2nd, 2012

Outlines

• Public Venues Requirements.

• Public Venues Challenges.

• Dallas Cowboys StadiumDallas Cowboys Stadium.

• Beyond Cowboys Stadium.

• Middle East Stadiums & Sports Venues.

Public Venues Requirements

• Support multiple operators and multiple technologies.

• Support of both commercial and public servicesSupport of both commercial and public services.Qatar

GSM/ 900/1800/2100

Saudi UAE

• GSM 900/1800/2100

• GSM/ 900/1800/2100

• UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE 1800 (MIMO)

• GSM/ 900/1800/2100

• UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE 1800 (MIMO)• UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE (TBD) • GSM/ 900/1800/2100

• UMTS 900/1800/2100• GSM 900/1800/2100

UMTS 900/1800/2100

• GSM 900/1800/2100

• UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE (TBD)

• GSM/ 900/1800/2100

• UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE 1800 (MIMO)

• LTE 2600 (MIMO) • UMTS 900/1800/2100

• LTE 2300 (MIMO)

Public Venues Challenges

• Limited space for equipment.

• Controlled power sharing• Controlled power sharing. 

• Flexible and independent operators sectorization. 

• High capacity demand.

• Minimum SHO (Soft Hand Over).

• Limited antenna mounting options.

• Dominance of indoor DAS. 

Mi i i t th• Minimum impact on the macro network.

Integrated Multi‐Operator Solution

• Eliminates all inter-connecting cablesthat can cause PIM or other failures

• Ensures consistent filter response (i.e.,not dependent on cable lengths)

Limited Space: Integrated Solution

Flexible & Independent Sectorization

Sector-2Sector-1

Sector-3

Sector-4

Example: Cowboys Stadium

High Capacity Demand

Name Superdome

Location New Orleans, Louisiana

Capacity 76,468

Number of Operators 4

Number of Sectors 38 SectorsNumber of Sectors 38 Sectors

High Capacity Demand

Seating: (28 Zones)

Indoor: (10 Zones)

Minimum SHO

Dallas Cowboys Stadium

System Overview

Commercial Services

AT&T• AT&T

• Verizon

• T-Mobile

• Sprint/Nextel

• Metro PCS

Public Safety Services

• PS 700 MHz

PS 800 MH• PS 800 MHz

• UHF System

• VHF System

System Overview

Fiber Network

Seating & Indoor Area (25 Zones)

Z 5

Z 4

Z 2

Z 16

Z 1 Z 27Z Z Z Z

Z 6Z 3

Cross Section View North Cross Section View South

Upper Level400 Section

Z 29Z 28Z 30

Z 12

Z 8 Z 10

Z 13

Z 31

Z17

Z 16 & 4

Upper Level400 Section

Star Suite (ST)

Silver Level 300 Sections

Ring of Honor Suites (RH)Silver Suites (SV) Z19 & 9

Z 20

Z 19

Z 7

Z 9

Z 11

Z 18Z15

ZONE 14

Silver Level 300 Sections

Hall of Fame Level200 Sections

Lower Hall of Fame Level100 Sections

Event Level S it Z 14Z 14 Suites Z 14Z 14

Outdoor Parking (6 Zones)

Zone 21

Z 26Z 24

Z 21

Zone 23Z 25

Z 22

Z 23

Head End

Head End (DAS-1)

Head End (DAS-2)

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Indoor Remote Node

ION-B Remote Units ION-M UHF/VHF Remote Units

Outdoor Remote Node

ION-M80/90/17/19Remote Unit

Outdoor Antenna

Antenna Installation

Super Bowl: Temporary Outdoor Tents

Super Bowl: Temporary Outdoor Tents

Super Bowl: The Crowd

Beyond Dallas Cowboys Stadium

2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany)

Coverage for 9 out of 12 Stadiums:

• Berlin Olympiastadion• Berlin – Olympiastadion

• Dortmund – Westfalenstadion

• Frankfurt – Waldstadion

• Gelsenkirchen - Arena Auf Schalke

• Kaiserslautern - Fritz-Walter-Stadion

• Leipzig – Zentralstadion

• München - Allianz Arena

• Nürnberg – Frankenstadion

• Stuttgart Gottlieb Daimler Stadion• Stuttgart - Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion

2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa)

Confederation Stadiums

• Ellis Park Stadium

• Loftus Stadium

• Freestate Stadium

• Royal Bafokeng Stadium• Royal Bafokeng Stadium

2010 Stadiums

• Nelson Mandela Stadium

• Peter Mokaba Stadium

• Mbombela Stadium

• Moses Mohbida Stadium

• Greenpoint Stadium

• Soccer City

2014 FIFA World Cup (Brazil)

• Rio de Janeiro (76,000)

• Brasília (71 000)Brasília (71,000)

• Belo Horizonte (71,000)

• Fortaleza (66,700)

Sã P l (65 000)• São Paulo (65,000)

• Porto Alegre (60,000)

• Salvador (50,433)

• Natal (45,000)

• Recife (45,000)

• Manaus (44,310)Manaus (44,310)

• Cuiabá (43,600)

• Curitiba (41,375)

Baseball Stadiums

Citizens Bank Wrigley Field

AT&T Park Turner Field Petco Park

Safeco Field

AT&T

Parkg ySafeco Field

Turner Field

Park

Football/Soccer Stadiums

Cowboys Stadium UK Commonwealth Gillette StadiumGeorgia Dome

AT&T

M.M. Roberts Cleveland BrownsMercedes-Benz Kansas Wizards

Turner Field

AT&T Park

Field

Arenas/Convention Centers

Madison Square Garden New Orleans Arena

Austin Convention Center KFC Yum! Center FedEx Forum

HP Pavilion

AT&T

Madison Square Garden New Orleans Arena

Turner Field

Park

University Stadiums

U i it f Wi iUniversity of Notre

Uconn Rentschler Field Texas A&M UT Austin

AT&T

University of WisconsinUniversity of Notre DameArizona State University

Turner Field

AT&T Park

Middle East Stadiums & Sports Venues

Middle East Stadiums & Sports Venues

• Stadium and sports venues are planned, 

or in development, throughout the 

Middle East – including large stadiums in 

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE and 

Iraq.Iraq.

• Around $600 billion will be invested in 

infrastructure in the coming years. 

Middle East Stadiums & Sports Venues

King Abdullah Sports City (2014)Dubai Sports City

Middle East Stadiums & Sports Venues

Thank You