Bath Rugby scrums down with 5G private network | Computer Weekly

"Like all sports teams these days, Bath Rugby has found that providing state of the art connectivity is part and parcel of the modern experience, and looking to elevate matchday mobile for its fans, the club has announced the successful deployment of an Antevia Networks 5G Shift end-to-end private network at its Recreation Ground stadium. The current Premiership Rugby Champions, Bath first began life as a rugby club in 1865, and played its first game at the historic stadium in 1894."

"From a connectivity perspective, Bath Rugby had previously experienced severe congestion on its legacy public Wi-Fi and macro cellular networks, which would cause point-of-sale terminals to fail, slowing service and impacting revenue. What began as a project to stabilise this retail connectivity was expanded to support a growing set of use cases throughout the matchday experience, leading to increased return on investment."

"Addressing these concerns, the 5G private network at the Recreation Ground is said to be able to deliver predictable, low-latency connectivity across the entire stadium and surrounding fan zones on match days. In addition, it has been built to support a range of operational and commercial use cases, including point-of-sale transactions, mission-critical staff communications, CCTV and body-worn cameras, media connectivity, and digital signage."

Bath Rugby deployed an Antevia Networks 5G Shift end-to-end private network at the Recreation Ground stadium. The stadium holds up to 14,500 spectators and sits in the city of Bath. Legacy public Wi-Fi and macro cellular networks experienced severe congestion that caused point-of-sale terminals to fail, slowing service and impacting revenue. The initial project to stabilise retail connectivity expanded to support wider matchday use cases, increasing return on investment. Antevia says its technology can change the economics of 5G private networks by avoiding high-cost, slow, and complex installation cycles. The private 5G network delivers predictable, low-latency connectivity and supports POS, staff communications, CCTV, media, and digital signage.

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