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Temporary cell site used for US Open tennis may hold potential for the 2010 Soccer World Cup.
Verizon Wireless set up a temporary cell site for the US Open Tennis, called Cell on Wheels (COW), in order to deliver the emails and text, picture and video messages in and around Arthur Ashe Stadium last week.
They reported that this new temporary cell site successfully handled an 80% increase in data connections.
“US Open fans are letting their fingers do the talking this year as increasing numbers of Verizon Wireless customers use Smartphones and PDAs to stay in touch courtside with their homes and offices,” said Michele White, executive director-network for the company’s NY Metro Region.
“The number of data connections established by Verizon Wireless customers in and around the tennis center during the busiest hours of the event last week was 80 percent higher than last year while voice traffic was down,” said White.
The COW is a fully functional, generator-powered mobile cell site that enhances wireless coverage and capacity inside the tennis center. It features a 75-foot telescoping antenna and eight dedicated voice and five high-speed data channels, each of which can handle hundreds of simultaneous calls and data transmissions. The COW will remain in place for the duration of the competition which began on August 31 and ends on Sunday, September 13, 2009.
The COW is a possible option for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa which will see an influx of visitors to the stadiums all expecting to be able to access online services.
ICASA chairman, Paris Mashile, made a similar suggestion to the mobile operators earlier in the year when the issue of overloaded towers became topical.
Verizon Wireless set up a temporary cell site for the US Open Tennis, called Cell on Wheels (COW), in order to deliver the emails and text, picture and video messages in and around Arthur Ashe Stadium last week.
They reported that this new temporary cell site successfully handled an 80% increase in data connections.
“US Open fans are letting their fingers do the talking this year as increasing numbers of Verizon Wireless customers use Smartphones and PDAs to stay in touch courtside with their homes and offices,” said Michele White, executive director-network for the company’s NY Metro Region.
“The number of data connections established by Verizon Wireless customers in and around the tennis center during the busiest hours of the event last week was 80 percent higher than last year while voice traffic was down,” said White.
The COW is a fully functional, generator-powered mobile cell site that enhances wireless coverage and capacity inside the tennis center. It features a 75-foot telescoping antenna and eight dedicated voice and five high-speed data channels, each of which can handle hundreds of simultaneous calls and data transmissions. The COW will remain in place for the duration of the competition which began on August 31 and ends on Sunday, September 13, 2009.
The COW is a possible option for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa which will see an influx of visitors to the stadiums all expecting to be able to access online services.
ICASA chairman, Paris Mashile, made a similar suggestion to the mobile operators earlier in the year when the issue of overloaded towers became topical.