Riedel Communications Artist digital matrix intercom system and Bolero wireless intercoms were at the core of a massive comms deployment that spanned more than 30 venues and locations and included managed IT network services for the recent Special Olympics World Games 2019 (SOWG) held in Abu Dhabi.

‘This was the largest, most inclusive, and most unified World Games in the history of the organisation, with activities held at nine competition venues and more than 20 other locations for initiatives and programmes across all seven of the United Arab Emirates,’ says Riedel Communications Director of Global Events, Marc Schneider. ‘Our numbers speak of the sheer size and scale of this event – we deployed more than 30 Artist-64 nodes, which supported over 180 Bolero beltpacks on 56 Bolero antennae plus a further 170 C3 Digital Performer beltpacks, and 1,500 Tetra radios.’

At the SOWG opening and closing ceremonies in Abu Dhabi’s Zayed Sports City Stadium, Riedel provided seamless crew and announcer communications through 65 1000-Series control panels, 60 Bolero wireless beltpacks, and more than 250 Tetra radios. A pre-existing MediorNet infrastructure simplified the integration of the communications system in the largest stadium in the United Arab Emirates.

Riedel provided comms for all sports and medal ceremonies with an Artist mainframe and six Artist panels at all of the venues and locations. The deployments marked the first time that the SOWG has achieved seamless communications without radios, with event crews relying solely on Bolero. In addition, Riedel provided an IT infrastructure to support managed network services at seven SOWG venues. This included firewall management, broadband internet, more than 165 access points, and more than 80 switches.

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