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Comba Telecom Installed Mobile and Wi-Fi DAS in Brazil Stadiums for World Cup 2014

Comba Telecom Installed Mobile and Wi-Fi DAS in Brazil Stadiums for World Cup 2014

Comba Telecom Systems, a leading global wireless solutions provider was contracted by mobile operators in Brazil to supply and install 2G/3G/4G LTE and Wi-Fi turnkey DAS (distributed antenna system) for the FIFA World Cup 2014.

Combo Telecom said that it has successfully built capacity across eight of the 12 stadiums that supported two million spectators who attended games. Comba also ensured the availability of LTE and Wi-Fi at the Arena de Sao Paulo, the stadium that hosted the opening ceremony and opening games of the tournament.

In addition, Sinditelebrasil, the association representing the Brazilian telecoms industry provided infomation that shows data usage accelerated as the competition progressed, with up to 8,000 photos per minute transmitted on mobile networks. 

"According to Sinditelebrasil, 3.3 million voice calls and the equivalent of 21.2 million GB of data communications including emails, images and multimedia, were carried on the mobile networks in the first 56 games of the tournament – the majority of which were on 3G networks,” 

-  Patrik Westfalk, Managing Director for the Caribbean and Latin America market of Comba

“This tournament was truly a global phenomenon, and I’m proud of Comba’s implementation at two thirds of the stadiums hosting the competition,” “My congratulations go out to the team for all their dedication, and this adds to the list of high profile achievements including the Winter Games in Sochi earlier this year.”

-  Simon Yeung, President, Comba Telecom International

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