One week after the Seattle Seahawks defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the CP Communications is still celebrating — and it has little to do with the NFL championship game’s outcome on the playing field.
CP provided broadcast support for NBC (and Telemundo), allowing it to provide broadcast coverage and streaming via its Peacock with limited latency.
A crew of 8 was on hand, as CP Communications deployed to Northern California its HD21 mobile unit. It used its own Private Wireless Network (PWN), which utilizes Verizon Wireless technology and Nokia hardware.
Some 9 radios were deployed around the Levi Stadium campus to cover the entire campus, the services corridors where the locker rooms are, the TV compound, and the exterior set locations. At the same time, a total of 80 communication channels via RTS ADAM trunks emanated from the NBC Sports mobile units in Santa Clara, and NBC Sports’ production facilities in Stamford, Conn.
To make it all happen, some 64 Dante and 16 Analog connections interfaced to CP’s Green-Go Digital Intercom head-end infrastructure. Additionally, a total of 125 belt packs were used, as CP served as NBC’s overall frequency coordinators.
Beyond the stadium, CP Communications supported a wide range of Super Bowl–related productions, including ESPN’s coverage of NFL Skills and the Pro Bowl; NFL Network coverage of the Honors Red Carpet; and NFL Network’s own Super Bowl coverage at Levi’s Stadium.
Beyond NBC, CP also assisted with ESPN International’s coverage seen outside of North America.
“We extend our sincere thanks to our client partners for trusting us with their shows; to the field technicians who make it happen on site; to the CP Communications office teams preparing, shipping, and supporting productions behind the scenes; to NBC Sports, ESPN, and the NFL Network for their continued confidence and partnership; and to our technology partners at Verizon Wireless, Nokia, Morningdance Technologies Inc., and Beagle Networks,” the company said.
