AT&T is
expanding capacity and coverage in and around Raymond James Stadium in
Tampa in anticipation of increased traffic on its wireless network for Super Bowl XLIIIThe company is focusing on four key areas: the stadium/Tampa International Airport, downtown hotels and the convention center area, the hotels where the teams will be staying and the University of South Florida Sun Dome and team practice fields.
At the stadium, AT&T Mobility is increasing 2G (GSM/Global System for Mobile Communications) voice and data capacity by 400 percent and high-speed 3G (UMTS/Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) voice and data capacity by nearly 335 percent.
In addition to the two existing cell sites AT&T Mobility has inside the stadium, the company is setting up two mobile cell on wheels, or "COWs", at the southeast and northeast corners of the stadium parking lot. Additional capacity on cell sites in the areas of the airport, downtown, the team hotels and USF will handle increased traffic in those parts of Tampa.
AT&T Mobility's network personnel will be on site for game day to monitor the network. Traffic on the stadium cell sites will be balanced as needed during the game in order to maximize the ability for customers to make calls and use data services, such as texting, multimedia messaging and sharing live video of the big game with friends and relatives back home.
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