81Sprint
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Had my crew of guys working on a cellular technology upgrade to Allegiant Stadium for 9 long months to prepare for SB, and finally in the home stretch! We worked through all the holidays, Thanksgiving, Xmas and New Years to get this done, approximately 29k man hours! Verizon, AT&T and TMobile all upgraded their 4G and 5G presence in the stadium and on the site with Verizon doing the most out of the 3. So much work and money spent behind the scenes that people don't realize. I did the initial installation of this system when Allegiant was built, and very proud of the continued work my guys are capable of. Few pics that really don't scratch the surface, but something to think about when watching the game between the Ravens and Niners 
4G antennas suspended from the roof structure, 29 on initial construction, added 16 more inside, and 17 more outside on the exterior of the building. For size reference, the one in the middle is about 7' in diameter and weighs approximately 600 lbs, and has 48 individual antennas inside the fiberglass housing
These are all the radios that transmit and receive for just this one section of the large suspended antennas, I custom made these brackets to hang them at a 45 degree angle to save space, each radio is a little under $10K. So this one section is almost $700K in equipment! This is why your cell phone bill is so expensive!
Everything installed to the roof structure has to be done with rigging and rope techs
Every single antenna has a specific elevation, tilt, roll, and azimuth and must be documented
The whole system is on Digital Electricity, with a separate building UPS with generator backup.
Generator backup, and another antenna to serve the field area outside the building
4 sections on the north end of the building where we removed the metal panels, and are adding antennas in to the structure which will be covered by custom fiberglass panels
4G antennas suspended from the roof structure, 29 on initial construction, added 16 more inside, and 17 more outside on the exterior of the building. For size reference, the one in the middle is about 7' in diameter and weighs approximately 600 lbs, and has 48 individual antennas inside the fiberglass housing
These are all the radios that transmit and receive for just this one section of the large suspended antennas, I custom made these brackets to hang them at a 45 degree angle to save space, each radio is a little under $10K. So this one section is almost $700K in equipment! This is why your cell phone bill is so expensive!
Everything installed to the roof structure has to be done with rigging and rope techs
Every single antenna has a specific elevation, tilt, roll, and azimuth and must be documented
The whole system is on Digital Electricity, with a separate building UPS with generator backup.
Generator backup, and another antenna to serve the field area outside the building
4 sections on the north end of the building where we removed the metal panels, and are adding antennas in to the structure which will be covered by custom fiberglass panels
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