22,000 Los Angeles Football Club Fans Connect to State-of-the-Art Stadium Amenities and Free Broadband Internet on Gameday wi...
August 21 2018 - 8:00AM
The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC), the newest expansion team in
Major League Soccer has deployed a FiberLAN™ Gigabit Passive
Optical Network (GPON) from DZS (NASDAQ: DZSI) at its 22,000-seat
Banc of California Stadium in the heart of Los Angeles. The
FiberLAN™ network supports Banc of California Stadium’s
state-of-the-art amenities that make it a sporting and cultural
destination unlike any other stadium in the country.
“The Internet network is the backbone of our vision for this
stadium. Our goal was to find a network solution to support the
stadium at maximum capacity and beyond. We needed an infrastructure
that was flexible and capable to connect to the unique amenities
and services we planned to offer,” said Christian Lau, Vice
President of IT, LAFC. “With a packed stadium full of fans on their
mobile devices, and back-of-house system requirements, uptime is
critical to the overall experience. We chose FiberLAN™ based
on its future-proof architecture and high bandwidth
capabilities.”
To enhance the overall stadium experience, LAFC implemented a
number of unique services onsite. The FiberLAN™ infrastructure
supports all of the Internet-enabled amenities at the stadium
including:
- Secure, free broadband WiFi connecting fans to the Internet
from anywhere in the stadium.
- A network-based point of sale (POS) system to process purchases
throughout 41 concession, bar and merchandise locations.
- LAFC’s mobile application that integrates with a digital
ticketing system so fans can easily scan their tickets at the entry
gates and get to their seats quickly. The application also features
a chat bot named Otto for customer service and locating points of
interest.
- More than 400 displays on the IPTV system show LAFC matches,
providing fans visibility to the live soccer match from anywhere in
the stadium.
- A robust security system, which includes dozens of
high-definition cameras placed throughout the
property.
“We have received very positive feedback from fans, as well as
accolades from event partners, about our phenomenal network
connectivity,” said Lau. “During a typical match, the network only
utilizes seven percent of the bandwidth capacity, so we’re able to
host much larger events such as concerts without any worry about
the network’s capabilities.”
Banc of California Stadium opened in April 2018 and LAFC plans
to continue building out its unique service offerings. The
FiberLAN™ network will soon also support an ancillary building
on the stadium’s property called The Fields LA, which provides fans
with an upscale dining experience. This area will be open to the
public and home to the flagship LAFC retail store, as well as other
dining and activity amenities, allowing thousands more fans to
engage in the ultimate gameday experience, every day. The prime
destination sits near the California Science Center, University of
Southern California (USC), the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, among
other major landmarks.
For more information about FiberLAN™ from DZS visit
http://dasanzhone.com/solutions/passive-optical-lan/.
About DASAN Zhone Solutions, Inc.DASAN Zhone
Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: DZSI) is a global leader in network access
solutions for service provider and enterprise networks. The company
provides a wide array of reliable, cost-effective networking
technologies—including broadband access, Ethernet switching,
Passive Optical LAN, and software-defined networks—to a diverse
customer base that includes more than 1,000 of the world’s most
innovative network operators. DASAN Zhone Solutions is
headquartered in Oakland, California, with operations in more than
20 countries worldwide.
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