Wireless Concepts Enhances Cellular Capacity and Coverage at Lambeau Field, Bringing Enhanced Cellular Access to 72,928 Fans

Lambeau Field, home of the NFL Green Bay Packers and one of the most historic and prestigious Stadiums in the National Football League, has added yet another feature to its list of new amenities to improve the total stadium experience for NFL fans. Lambeau was looking to extend wireless coverage to anyone within the hallowed grounds of stadium, and parking areas, thus allowing fans, employees and visitors access to 3G, and soon to be 4G, voice and data technology from the venue carrier.

Wireless Concepts International, LLC designed a hybrid solution with two components, an indoor and outdoor portion to meet the demand for capacity and coverage. Their hybrid design would bring in-building coverage, and increase capacity in seating areas and parking areas. Working with one of the major cellular providers, their design solution included their turnkey IBS with active DAS, covering 905,000sq.ft of in building and the parking areas.

Wireless Concepts began by taking advantage of some of their existing fiber backbone and designed, installed, deployed and optimized their solution with:
• 3 plus miles of fiber
• 1 plus miles of copper
• 6 outdoor microcell serving antennas (outdoor/indoor coverage – capacity driven)
• 6 high-power microcell remote units (outdoor/indoor  coverage – capacity driven)
• 37 indoor serving antennas (indoor coverage – coverage driven)
• 20 indoor remote units (indoor coverage – coverage driven).

Thanks to Wireless Concepts, 72,000 plus fans, and thousands of additional, stadium employees, athletes, performers, media and tailgaters could now enjoy uninterrupted, clear and consistent mobile services from the venue carrier. The stadium grounds, now had the capacity required to stay in touch with friends and family, access internet, and share photos of their experience from Lambeau’s restaurants, shops, seating and parking areas.

Wireless Concepts had designed and installed a system to meet with the high standards of the organization and continue their long history of commitment to their stadium experience, which is maybe why Lambeau was named #1 in Stadium Experience in 2009 by ESPN.

Greg Strzempek, WC Project Manager said: "It was a great opportunity to work with an organization like the Packers and in a historic public venue as large as this. We had some unique challenges we had to overcome, both aesthetic and technical. However, we met them and completed the job on schedule."