High-Speed Network Delivers Uninterrupted Live Broadcast for DAZN’s Pre-Fight Spectacle at Leicester Square Odeon

Overview

• Industry: Sports Media & Live Broadcasting
• Objective: Deliver a high-capacity, low-latency network to support DAZN’s pre-fight event and multiple simultaneous live feeds to global audiences.
• Context: With A-list athletes, press, and production teams onsite, connectivity had to meet broadcast-grade reliability and withstand high data throughput across multiple streams.

Challenge

• Mission-Critical Reliability: A single moment of downtime could jeopardise DAZN’s international coverage. The live nature of the broadcast demanded a robust, fully redundant network infrastructure.
• Complex Broadcast Integration: Multiple major broadcasters — including Sky Sports, ITV, and BT Sport — required dedicated, high-speed connections with guaranteed quality of service (QoS) for uplink and downlink traffic.
• High-Profile Environment: Hosting at the Leicester Square Odeon presented both logistical and technical challenges, including the need to provide stable WiFi and production connectivity amid a dense urban environment with competing wireless signals.

Solution

• 2Gbps Primary Fibre Network: Installed and optimised to handle DAZN’s extensive bandwidth requirements, ensuring stable delivery of HD and UHD video feeds for global streaming.
• Wireless Backup Pathway: A secondary, isolated wireless link provided an independent route for traffic continuity, ensuring no single point of failure in the network design.
• Venue-Wide WiFi Coverage: Comprehensive WiFi was deployed for DAZN’s production crew, media partners, and event staff, enabling real-time collaboration and seamless digital workflow management.
• Broadcast-Ready Infrastructure: Each broadcaster was allocated a dedicated VLAN and managed bandwidth profile, maintaining performance consistency and eliminating cross-network interference.

Outcome

• Flawless Global Streaming: All live content was transmitted successfully to audiences worldwide without latency issues or service interruptions.
• Zero Downtime: Redundant network architecture ensured continuous operation even under peak load, safeguarding DAZN’s broadcast integrity.
• Operational Efficiency: Stable connectivity across the venue improved coordination between production, media, and technical teams, streamlining the event’s live workflow.
• Enhanced Brand Confidence: DAZN’s partners and sponsors benefited from a reliable digital environment that reinforced the brand’s reputation for premium live sports delivery.

Highlights

• 2Gbps dual-path network with diverse fibre and wireless routes for total resilience.
• Dedicated broadcast infrastructure for six global media partners, including Sky Sports and ITV.
• Venue-wide, high-performance WiFi network for production and event teams.
• Zero downtime across all live feeds — proving the reliability of temporary event connectivity at scale.

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