RF over
Fiber Chosen
for New Ice
Hockey Arena
A brand new
sports
stadium in
Detroit is
to use
ViaLite RF
over fiber
links in its
satellite
communications
for
broadcasting
live events.
The Little
Caesars
Arena is set
to replace
the Joe
Louis Arena
and become
the new home
of the
Detroit Red
Wings ice
hockey team.
Fiber optic
links were
chosen by
Diversified,
the company
providing
the
stadium’s
audiovisual
technology,
since the
distance
between the
antenna and
broadcast
control room
would have
meant the
use of
coaxial
cable was
both costly
and
ineffective.
Using
ViaLite’s RF
over fiber
links in
this
installation
reduced the
overall cost
of
implementation,
while
increasing
reliability,
performance
and ease of
installation.
“ViaLite
products
were chosen
for this
high profile
application
due to their
proven high
performance,
reliability,
small size
and cost
effectiveness,”
said ViaLite
Director of
Sales, Craig
Somach. “In
particular,
Diversified
was
impressed by
the compact
size of our
1U chassis
and the
mobility of
the small
form factor
L-Band Blue
Link
modules.”
The
eight-story
multi-purpose
stadium,
previously
named the
Detroit
Events
Center
(working
name), is
being built
as a bowl,
with its
floor 12 m
below street
level. It
has
projected
seating
capacities
of 20,000
for ice
hockey and
21,000 for
basketball.
It will
become home
to both the
Detroit Red
Wings of the
National
Hockey
League (NHL)
and the
Detroit
Pistons of
the National
Basketball
Association
(NBA).
New
Jersey-based
Diversified
specializes
in the
design and
integration
of
audiovisual
technology
for complex
and scalable
broadcast,
corporate
communications
and digital
signage
networks.
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