Published: May 11, 2009
The Dallas Cowboys' spectacular new stadium in Arlington, TX, slated to open in June, will rely on communications network infrastructure from CommScope to support all of the stadium's core operations and communications requirements for fans, staff and public safety officials. (Photo: Business Wire)
HICKORY, N.C. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - The Dallas Cowboys' new stadium in Arlington, Texas, the nation's
largest and most spectacular domed venue, will have no equal when it
opens this summer. Befitting a site of this stature, it will operate the
most sophisticated, high-performance and world-class communications
infrastructure of any sporting facility in the world, courtesy of
CommScope.
CommScope was chosen to provide network infrastructure and cellular
coverage and capacity solutions for the Dallas Cowboys' new stadium.
Through its Enterprise
Solutions and Andrew
Solutions businesses, CommScope is furnishing and installing
advanced connectivity solutions that will support the stadium's core
operations and communications requirements for fans, staff and public
safety officials.
"The Dallas
Cowboys' new stadium will become one of the most visible buildings
in the world and, as a part of that, we needed the most advanced
communications network we could find-not just for today but also looking
into the future," said Jerry Jones, owner and general manager, Dallas
Cowboys Football Club. "CommScope helped us craft one of the finest
high-performance networks on the planet. We have a vision for a place
that reflects the emotion and competition encapsulated by the stadium,
and CommScope has helped bring that to life."
The state-of-the-art venue, scheduled to open June 2009, will use
CommScope's SYSTIMAX high-performance network solutions to
create the world's largest internet protocol television (IPTV)
installation and operate the stadium's data center and other technical
operations. In addition, the stadium will feature an extensive
in-building wireless communications network from Andrew that will
provide complete cellular coverage in the stadium and its surrounding
property for all spectators and team officials, coaching staff,
employees and public safety agencies.
"We are extremely proud that this first-class stadium also will be a
showcase for CommScope and its advanced network connectivity solutions,"
said Brian Garrett, president and chief operating officer, CommScope.
"This is the one of the most prominent examples to date of CommScope's
capabilities to support customers with multiple application
requirements, in this case wireless and enterprise connectivity
infrastructure. This breadth of solutions is a differentiator for
CommScope that delivers great benefit to customers such as the Dallas
Cowboys."
Enterprise Infrastructure
With CommScope's enterprise solutions fueling the network, stadium
managers will have complete control over the Dallas Cowboys stadium's
core operations. The SYSTIMAX
solution will provide enhanced network intelligence to systems such as
digital audio and video, voice over internet protocol phones, HVAC
(heating, ventilation and air conditioning), access control and most
building management applications, giving the Dallas Cowboys IT staff
increased vision, knowledge and control that heighten the stadium
experience.
In addition, the converged CommScope network will bring streaming video
to the one-of-a-kind, four-sided scoreboard featuring the world's
largest LED high-definition video displays and the stadium's 2,800 TV
monitors.
"The Jones family did a fantastic job of creating a stadium where sports
and entertainment meet technology," said Randy Crenshaw, executive vice
president and general manager, CommScope Enterprise Solutions. "The
CommScope network will play a major role in providing all who enter the
stadium with a unique interactive experience, while supporting the
operations needs of the Dallas Cowboys organization."
The SYSTIMAX products will harness the new stadium's technology and link
building systems over a converged network infrastructure in order to
supply more efficiency, higher productivity and increased comfort.
Network convergence brings a host of opportunities. The same IP network
that provides video content to the high-definition LED video displays
will control air conditioning, the phone and data systems, roof
movement, lighting and many other applications that help complete the
ultimate fan experience.
The stadium also will use the SYSTIMAX iPatch Intelligent
Infrastructure Solution to strengthen stadium and network security. The
stadium IT staff will rely on iPatch to eliminate the blind spots in the
network, detect unauthorized network access in real-time and the
location of the breach, monitor all network moves/adds/changes,
eliminate documentation errors and quickly solve network
troubleshooting. With the Cowboys utilizing VoIP phones in the new
stadium, iPatch also handles E911 calls, aiding emergency responders in
finding a person in need when emergency numbers are dialed.
Wireless Infrastructure
Stadiums present unique challenges in providing wireless services, with
game days requiring a cellular network that supports the equivalent of a
small city in a massive structure notorious for difficult signal
penetration.
Andrew is a global industry leader at solving the technical challenges
posed in providing coverage
and capacity solutions in stadiums, subways, airports, skyscrapers
and related structures. With its size and elaborate design, the Dallas
Cowboys' stadium required one of the largest and most complex indoor
cellular systems of any stadium in the world.
Andrew furnished and is installing a complete multi-carrier,
multi-service wireless solution that supports commercial cellular
services for general fan and employee usage; public safety services for
police, fire, ambulance and federal agencies; and private, internal
services for coaching staff and game officials' communications. It
features active (ION optical repeaters) and passive (cable, antennas
and components) products for a turnkey integrated distributed antenna
solution covering more than 20 stadium operations and functions,
including ticketing, concessions, halftime staging, data center,
maintenance and team offices. In addition, a special UHF frequency can
support coach-to-coach and coach-to-player communications, while a VHF
channel supports FBI services and 700 MHz and 800 MHz channels link
police and fire crews in and around the stadium.
"In addition to being a football showcase, the Dallas Cowboys' new
stadium will feature the world's leading technology solutions," said
Matt Melester, vice president and general manager, Wireless Innovations,
Andrew. "Andrew is proud to contribute its extensive expertise to this
project as the only provider who can offer turnkey, end-to-end RF
wireless infrastructure solutions. The result will be a more positive
experience for fans and greater communications capabilities for Cowboys
officials and staff."
Dallas Cowboys' New Stadium Network Facts
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The new stadium's infrastructure required more than five million feet
of CommScope SYSTIMAX copper and fiber cabling, roughly the walking
distance from Dallas to Chicago. Of that amount, the stadium will use
approximately 2.7 million feet of SYSTIMAX GigaSPEED X10D cabling.
That entire cable length would stretch approximately from Dallas to
Houston to Austin and back to Dallas.
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With its enormous 600-ton scoreboard and the roughly 2,800 monitors
positioned throughout the stadium, the stadium will be the world's
largest IPTV installation.
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The new data center at the stadium will serve as the Cowboys'
enterprise data center, supporting the stadium and the Cowboy's
facilities at Valley Ranch.
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The CommScope network installations, which started in September 2008,
will have taken nine months to complete.
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The Cowboys' SYSTIMAX iPatch System installation will be a first for
NFL stadiums. The system will help Dallas Cowboys IT staff document
and manage activity from more than 40,000 copper and fiber ports.
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The stadium will have 69 intermediate distribution frames (IDFs) and a
single data center.
CommScope Enterprise Solutions, a division of CommScope, Inc., offers a
complete portfolio of network infrastructure solutions that enable
enterprise customers, regardless of size, industry or IT budget, to take
advantage of business and technology opportunities. The division's
SYSTIMAX and Uniprise® product lines offer voice,
data, video and converged solutions ranging from mission-critical,
high-bandwidth and emerging applications to applications that demand
unrelenting reliability and quality for everyday needs. Backed by
CommScope Labs, the product lines are delivered through a global channel
network of industry-leading BusinessPartners and distributors, ensuring
a consistent and high-level of service and support worldwide.
Andrew offers operators worldwide a complete portfolio of coverage and
capacity products that includes Node repeaters,
indoor antennas, and passive
devices in addition to ION optical distribution systems and RADIAX
radiating cable. The company boasts over 15 years of experience in
designing, testing, installing and managing complicated wireless signal
distribution systems for metropolitan railways, tramways, and other
large-sized construction projects. Among numerous other projects, Andrew
previously was chosen to provide coverage and capacity for the Turin,
Italy underground in advance of the 2006 Winter Olympics and for
many of the 2006
World Cup venues in Germany. The company has installed systems on
numerous high-speed rail systems, including those in Taiwan, Spain,
Switzerland, Norway and People's Republic of China.
SYSTIMAX, GigaSPEED X10D, iPatch, Uniprise and RADIAX are
registered trademarks of CommScope, Inc. ION, Andrew Solutions
and Enterprise Solutions are trademarks of CommScope, Inc.
About CommScope
CommScope,
Inc. (NYSE: CTV)(www.commscope.com)
is a world leader in infrastructure solutions for communication
networks. Through its Andrew
brand, it is a global leader in radio frequency subsystem solutions for
wireless networks. Through its SYSTIMAX
and Uniprise
brands, CommScope is a world leader in network infrastructure solutions,
delivering a complete end-to-end physical layer solution, including
cables and connectivity, enclosures, intelligent software and network
design services, for business enterprise applications. CommScope also is
the premier manufacturer of coaxial cable for broadband
cable television networks and one of the leading North American
providers of environmentally secure cabinets
for DSL and FTTN applications. Backed by strong research and
development, CommScope combines technical expertise and proprietary
technology with global manufacturing capability to provide customers
with infrastructure solutions for evolving global communications
networks in more than 130 countries around the world.
This press release includes forward-looking statements that are based on
information currently available to management, management's beliefs, as
well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events.
Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of performance and are
subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors, which could
cause the actual results to differ materially from those currently
expected. For a more detailed description of the factors that could
cause such a difference, please see CommScope's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. In providing forward-looking
statements, the company does not intend, and is not undertaking any
obligation or duty, to update these statements as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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News Media Contact:
Rick Aspan, CommScope
+1
708-236-6568 or publicrelations@andrew.com
or
Brett
Daniels, Dallas Cowboys
+1 972-556-9954 or bdaniels@dallascowboys.net
or
Investor
Contact:
Phil Armstrong, CommScope
+1 828-323-4848
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