Verizon brings portable connectivity to sports and entertainment with new “Network in a Box”
June 24 2024 - 9:30AM
With connectivity becoming increasingly critical to every aspect of
large sports and entertainment events, Verizon has unveiled an
innovative, first-of-its-kind portable private network. The
prototype solution provides secure, reliable, private connectivity
for critical communications needed for operations, security, event
production and the fan experience in stadiums or other venues when
a permanent private network is not available.
Verizon used this portable private network prototype at last
weekend’s UFL Championship game at the Dome at America's Center in
St. Louis, Missouri and has shipped similar portable private
networks to Sao Paulo, Brazil, London, UK and Munich, Germany to
provide reliable connectivity for the NFL game-play operations,
enabling real-time, in-game support for on-field coach-to-coach
communications at this fall’s overseas football games. This private
network, unencumbered with the data traffic being generated by
fans, can power sideline tablets, connected broadcast cameras,
live-streaming social media activities, on-field cameras,
wearables, and coach-to-coach communications.
“We were proud to partner with Verizon to utilize their
innovative ‘Network in a Box’ solution for the United Football
League Championship Game,” said Scott Harniman, UFL Senior Vice
President of Technology. “This network provides an unparalleled and
consistent level of connectivity that is truly the path forward for
on-field technology in sports.”
In addition to the many applications in a sporting event, the
solution provides the critical level of security, reliability and
capacity needed for front office operations, stage crews organizing
showtime during a concert, security personnel communicating
operational imperatives at a parade, or a production crew
broadcasting from a remote, temporary set. Verizon’s “Network in a
Box”, can scale to support up to 50 cellular radios, can utilize
shared or licensed spectrum and in-venue or on-premise fiber
connections to generate private cellular connectivity for
customers.
“The evolution of our network over the past several years has
enabled us to create a more modular, portable private network that
is ideal for use in situations where the security, scale,
reliability, customization and personalization of a private network
is needed, but a permanent private network is not a tenable
solution,” said Andrea Caldini, Vice President of Technology and
Product Development at Verizon. “This prototype solution has
already successfully supported a number of live events with more on
the horizon. The intrinsic value in this solution is that it can be
deployed in any number of scenarios where the capabilities of a
private network are needed such as one-time parade routes, mobile
production environments, mobile sporting events, outdoor concert
venues and more.”
Verizon’s private networks are agile on-premise wireless network
solutions that keep an event’s or organization’s data traffic
securely separate from public traffic. They provide enhanced
connectivity at event locations or remote worksites, and allow for
the safe integration, management and control of devices and
applications with customer IT systems. Private networks, including
the portable private network used at last week’s UFL Championship,
can:
- offer greater security than WiFi,
- provide high levels of uptime and reliability,
- provide exceptional high-bandwidth performance and low
latency,
- can be tailored to the specific needs and requirements of a
business, and
- can scale with the growth of an event.
Alongside this new prototype portable private network, Verizon’s
managed services include network monitoring, maintenance, and
support, helping businesses to be more competitive, efficient and
profitable.
Accompanying video for announcement:
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