Internal Stadium Areas: all areas and floors are covered by a DAS system with 24 optically-fed remote units and 220 antennae.Įxternal Stadium Areas: an additional 6 cells around the outside of the stadium cover the immediate parking and entrance to areas of the stadium, and two dedicated BTS rooms house all operators’ equipment and connectivity to the optical master system. All operators’ RF signals are combined on one system, and the entire system can be configured to each individual operator’s requirements. TheStadiumBusiness Summit Logo and Branding. Each antenna is connected to a dedicated optical remote repeater unit, which is connected back to a master unit via fibre optic cable. This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience. Trafford - UEFA CL Final 2003 england manchester flat architecture vector icon illustration europe stadium. The Stadium Bowl: 34 antennae are positioned around the edge of the bowl roof, pointing into the crowd and providing dedicated coverage and service to blocks of 4,000 spectators on average. Discover 6 Old Trafford designs on Dribbble. The architecture is divided into three parts: requiring approximately 22 separate two-carrier sectors to provide the necessary capacity.translating into 1 UMTS carrier per 2000 spectators when using 7.2 HSDPA technology.3G traffic demand of 18Mbytes-per-user-per-day.Given the extreme numbers involved in terms of spectator numbers, mobile capacity requirements and the sheer physical size and footprint of the venue, our approach was to create nothing less than the strongest possible ‘architecture’ that was both practical and pragmatic to install, whilst also reducing the quantities of equipment required, hence saving time and money.Īt the time of design and installation, the calculations we were looking at anticipated requirements of: Vilicom’s role was to provide a detailed coverage design to cover all the stadium areas, optimising the technical solution, minimising waste and cost, and achieving unparalleled levels of coverage and capacity. Measuring over 18cm high and made with just under 4,000 LEGO pieces, this 1:600 replica model of Old Trafford captures all the authentic details of the stadium. But, as being home to the ground of Manchester United Football club, usually the ground and the place name are used in a synonymous way. To find out more information about the high-capacity wireless network solution we provided, please read below.
And in common with every other stadium, it faces the twin challenges of coverage and capacity… but on a significantly bigger scale! That’s why the owners turned to Vilicom as their mobile coverage partner of choice.
Manchester’s Old Trafford stadium is home to a Premier League football club, has a capacity of around 75,000 (making it the second largest football ground in England after Wembley and the eleventh largest in Europe) and frequently hosts FA Cup and Rugby League Super League matches.