Cowboys Stadium Techs Up for Super Bowl Close-Up

Cowboys Stadiumis last ready for theSuper Bowl , thanks to a massive data centerfield and infrastructure upgrades . Here ’s how Big Dplans to take onthe big plot .

After several years in the making , the Dallas Cowboys ’ $ 1.1 billion football game sports stadium is in conclusion quick for its worldwide close - up Sunday night , when the Green Bay Packers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV .

Pete Walsh , the Dallas Cowboys ’ head of engineering , gave Wired.com a sneak peep at the readiness and endeavor going into Sunday ’s game , which will cater to more than 100,000 fan inside the stadium as well as one C of millions watch on TV around the public . To that end , Cowboys Stadium ( which spread out less than two age ago ) has fashion a 5,000 - square - foot data center , build with the help of HP and the squad ’s IT stave .

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“ When we started this process back in 2004 , we were capable to see with different vendors and see their road map for where engineering science was run to be in five or more class , ” Walsh told Wired.com , “ so we were able-bodied to take advantage of where technology was going to be , rather than where it was . ”

Walsh and his crew of 20 technicians can now keep tabs on every electronically control expression of stadium operation , include concessions , merchandise , tag scanning and the 3,000IPTVs that broadcast throughout the stadium and the adjoining area , thanks to a thousand aerial on the priming . Helping centralize that endeavor are about 500 HP servers gather aside in a monumental host way 22 feet below land storey still almost 30 feet above field level , a topographic consideration made to battle potential catastrophe like flooding . ( And , of course , they ’ve got multiple - redundancy protections in seat in slip that does happen . )

One of the largest pieces to fall into place was enhance the stadium ’s cell signaling . Every major carrier wave , including AT&T , Sprint , Verizon , T - Mobile and Metro PCS , is providing extra signal power so there ’s no downtime for fan . Everyone in attending will also have free Wi - Fi .

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“ Essentially , every outcome we ’ve had here the last two eld has been a dress rehearsal for the next upshot , ” Walsh said . In addition to hosting Cowboys games , the stadium has been witness to large - scale concert , college football bowl games and the2010 NBA All - Star Game , which draw more than 108,713 devotee . Officials expect Sunday ’s Super Bowl to be the third - big game in the bowl ’s abbreviated history , behind that All - Star Game and the inaugural Cowboys game from Opening Day 2009 – which drew 105,121 .

And , of course , this being the first Super Bowl since the introduction of the iPad , fans can not only bring along their favorite Apple - made tablet – the NFL assured Wired.com there will be no restrictions on bringing the machine into the bowl – but they can also use the NFL’sofficial Super Bowl app , which features virtual 3 - five hundred seafaring of Cowboys Stadium , as well as a adroitness guide that may turn up utile for those not want to waste a nanosecond search out the nearest beer outdoor stage .

Photo : bignestegg / Flickr , CC

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