Dover International Speedway and American Tower, Inc. have announced a new partnership that will see a Distributed Antenna System installed at the track prior to Dover’s spring race weekend in 2014. The system will improve cellular telephone service and increase capacity for all participating carriers on event weekends.
The DAS – a series of hundreds of antennas – will be installed hroughout the facility, including the grandstands, FanZone, Monster FunZone, Hospitality Tent Village, Victory Plaza and within Dover Downs Hotel & Casino.
The DAS will allow mobile devices to connect to one of its hundreds of antennas in the venue, an upgraded alternative to relying on the external networks of the wireless carriers, which become overburdened with a dense population concentration at the track on event weekends.
“Essentially, the DAS will enhance mobile connectivity for our fans, sponsors, media and race teams on event weekends,” said Mike Tatoian, executive vice president and COO of Dover Motorsports, Inc. “With the evolution of smartphone technology, and the ability for our fans to get so much more out of their experience through channels like the NASCAR mobile app, connectivity is key while attending race weekends.”
