Raymond James Stadium
Tampa, Florida
Connecting fans at Super Bowl LV in the Raymond James Stadium and delivering a world-class communication experience across a converged fiber network.
Raymond James Stadium
also known by the nickname "Ray Jay", is a multi-purpose stadium located in Tampa, Florida. It is home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL) as well as the NCAA's South Florida Bulls football team.
Capacity
65,618, which can be expanded to about 75,000 for special events with the addition of temporary seating.
Known for
the replica pirate ship located behind the stands in the north end zone.
M-Communications worked directly for a major Carrier to build out their new head end for the 2021 Superbowl LV.
Scope of Work
New major Carrier head-end build-out for the stadium and external sectors, including Civil Construction.
Installation of 5G mmWave and FirstNet equipment.
Construct and connect major Carrier signal to the new Neutral Host DAS.
Highlights of the new system: New major Carrier-only equipment shelter with FM200 protection and 5 x 22ton HVAC units, add 5G mmWave & FirstNet coverage inside and outside the stadium, new baseband units and radios, Voltserver upgrade.
Completed February 2021
Civil Construction
480VAC electrical service to stepdown transformer, 480/208/120VAC Service to five (5) service panels
Generac SD500 500KW (625KVA) transformer
Six (6) x 22 ton CRAC units with associated CU’s
FM200 fire suppression system to include hydrogen sensor and automatic closure exhaust dampers
Installation of four (4) Vertiv 7100 power plants to support DC power distribution to shelter hardware
Installation of eight (8) 1000AH battery plants to support uninterrupted power to shelter hardware
BTS/DAS support infrastructure construction
Design and installation of a two-tier ladder rack system for cable and fiber management
Installation of H-frame system to support the installation of two-hundred seventeen RRU’s
Installation of relay racks to support the installation of Transport and RAN hardware to include (Had to modify original design provided by VTDG to accommodate actual numbers and layout)
Fourteen (14) Cisco 5501 Dual UNI SIADs
One hundred thirty-six (136) Ericsson 6630 baseband units
Four (4) Ericsson 6675 ERAN Routers
Field planning for the routing and installation of 1260 lines for connection from RRU’s to NH iDAS/oDAS
Field planning for the routing and installation of 446 fiber connections
Fiber network design and implementation
Dedicated 864 strand backbone from new shelter to legacy shelter to support:
Thirty-two (32) 5G mmW nodes
Backhaul rehome of thirty-two LTE nodes
ERAN fronthaul extension
Dedicated 288 strand backbone from new shelter to ATT Global Video to support LNS needs
288 strand interconnect to support west stadium installations
Two, 96 strand interconnects to support relocation of twelve (12) Macro baseband units from 600 level to legacy shelter, these units support sixty (60) RRU’s providing B2/B5/B14(FN)/B17/B30 across twelve sectors
Thirty-two (32) 24 strand interconnects to support installation of Ericsson 5331 5G mmW B260 radios
DC Power feed
Forty (40) dedicated multi-conductor runs to support power transmission
Installation and termination of one hundred thirty-four (134) Voltserver RX548 receivers
Installation and termination of thirty-four (34) Voltserver PTX500 transmission shelves
5G mmW Installation
Thirty-two DC powered Ericsson 5331 AIR Radios
Forty-two AC powered Ericsson 5331 AIR Radios
Twenty (20) Ericsson B14 2203 radios
Twelve (12) Ericsson B14 4478 radios supported by four (4) CCI dual sector, RET antennas, and four (4) CCI single sector antennas
FirstNet Installation
Relocate twelve (12) DUS41 baseband units from 600 level to legacy shelter and upgrade to 6630 baseband units
Decommission nine (9) Ericsson 6201 cabinets
Densify 6201 cabinets from two (2) baseband units to four (4) baseband units per cabinet
Harvest all band 2 and 5 radios from cabinets
Reallocate B17 radios to allow for 20 sectors of MIMO coverage
Decommission existing MA1K/2K iDAS
Upgrade two (2) existing Emerson 712 power plants to one (1) Vertiv 7100 power plant
Decommission twenty (20) 155AH battery strings and replace with ten (10) 190AH battery strings
