TE Connectivity is supporting InSite Wireless Group for enhanced mobile service coverage and capacity at Minnesota’s Target Field through upgraded TE’s FlexWave Prism andFlexWave Spectrum distributed antenna systems (DAS).
In a statement, TE Connectivity said the upgraded systems add enhanced LTE services for subscribers to the nation’s four largest mobile operators throughout the 39,000-seat stadium, and will ensure seamless mobile services during the game.
Minnesota’s Target Field is home of the Minnesota Twins baseball team and site of this year’s All-Star Game.
In 2010, InSite deployed TE DAS systems for 2G and 3G services when Target Field opened, delivering 850 and 1900 MHz frequencies to support GSM, UMTS, CDMA, and EV-DO for back-of-house wireless service.
InSite expanded the wireless to service the concourse and seating areas and added 700 LTE 4G service to ensure better coverage.
The most recent upgrades add 1900 MHz MIMO and 2100 MHz AWS 4G LTE services and four additional sectors within the seating areas as well as four external sectors to cover the ingress/egress areas of the stadium. Recently, it installed TE’s active integration panel (AIP) to allow mobile operators to monitor the performance of their wireless service inside of the venue.
Robb Alarcon, senior director of DAS Engineering at InSite, said: “We selected TE’s DAS systems for Target Field because they offer performance, deployment simplicity, and cost-effectiveness, and TE’s outstanding service organization ensured a smooth deployment.”
InSite used a combination of TE’s digital solutions, FlexWave Prism DAS and FlexWave Spectrum DAS to provide service coverage at Target Field.
