BALTIMORE RAVENS ( CONT .)
PCM
SOLUTION COMPONENTS
• Network Design and Installation
• Project Management Lead
• Managed Services
ABCOM
SOLUTION COMPONENTS
• Telecommunication Rooms Build-Out
• Conduit and Cable Pathway Installation
• Redundant Single-Mode Fiber Installation
• Horizontal Category 6A Cable Installation
• Wireless Access Points and Antennas installation
INSTALLATION PROCESS
• 42 Telecomm Rooms
• 380,000 Feet of CommScope Cat 6a Cable
• 50,000 Feet of CommScope Fiber Optic Cable
• 81 Miles of Total Cable Installed
A Trifecta of Partners Deliver a Winning Solution
Ultimately , the Ravens issued an RFP for vendors to submit bids . As they evaluated Wi-Fi solutions , the Ravens compared the competing vendors on :
• Network design and deployment approach
• Ability to meet the technical requirements outlined by the NFL
• Breadth and depth of experience deploying high-density , stadium-grade Wi-Fi
It was critical that the evaluation process focus on the technical parameters of the solution and the performance of similar Wi-Fi deployments , rather than being a sponsorship-led discussion . Extreme Networks was ultimately chosen for having the most experience and for demonstrating proven results in other sports and entertainment venues , including other NFL partner teams . The final Wi-Fi solution was provided by a trifecta of partners that included Extreme as the official Raven ’ s Wi-Fi network provider , PCM as the Managed Services provider who designed and retrofitted M & T Bank Stadium with the Wi-Fi network , and ABcom who installed 81 miles of cabling at the stadium , an essential task to power all 792 wireless APs installed in-stadium . Working together , Extreme , PCM , and ABcom outfitted M & T Bank Stadium with the necessary infrastructure and a purpose-built Wi-Fi solution designed specifically to handle the unique challenges that come with providing reliable , simultaneous network access to thousands of fans in a large , open-air stadium .
With the ability to allocate bandwidth and device privileges accordingly , the new high-density Wi-Fi network is able to provide uninterrupted and tailored service for the wide-variety of internal applications that run over the network : media and photo uploads and downloads , mobile ordering for concessions , mobile ticketing and ticket scanning operations , all guest and internal devices , and the delivery of differentiated in-venue content via the Ravens Game Day App .
“ In our first year with Wi-Fi , we really only scratched the surface in terms of the services we provided and the way we leveraged the network . There ’ s certainly a lot more to come .”
NICK FUSEE DIRECTOR OF IT , BALTIMORE RAVENS
Baltimore Ravens and M & T Bank Stadium – Case Study 2
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