Avaya Stadium is the new purpose-built stadium in San Jose, California for Major League Soccer’s (MLS) San Jose Earthquakes. Diversified designed and integrated the video replay control room to feed the large Daktronics displays and to serve as the production center for other events at the stadium. With extensive experience in building sports-venue control rooms, Diversified made the cost-saving decision to situate the control room at ground level near the truck dock. This allowed easy direct connections between mobile broadcast trucks and the control room, saving the client money in cabling.
Diversified exercised “value engineering” to produce the best equipment/system solution for the budget. The integration consisted of:
The Earthquakes team is pleased with how Diversified managed the project, especially the expert value engineering. Diversified delivered on time, with installation, vendor commissioning, and training completed prior to the Quakes’ first event. The Quakes now have a professional sports replay and broadcast facility—helping to create an exciting and exceptional fan experience.
