Case Study
Game Day Ready: Building a Portable Broadcast Network for Professional Rugby
Industry
Professional Sports & Broadcasting
Organization Type
The Toronto Arrow
Rugby Team
Project Type
Urgent Network
Deployment
The challenge
The Toronto Arrows faced a unique technical problem. They needed to broadcast professional rugby matches to meet Major League Rugby standards, but their stadium had no permanent cabling or network infrastructure. The solution couldn’t be permanent—it had to be set up on game days and packed away afterward. The network needed to handle high-speed video streaming with zero packet loss, isolated from other stadium traffic, while meeting strict league broadcast requirements. There was no room for testing. Every deployment had to work perfectly the first time, every time.
The solution
We engineered a portable, high-performance network system designed for rapid deployment and reliable operation under pressure. The infrastructure included enterprise-grade wireless technology capable of handling multiple simultaneous HD video streams, VLAN segmentation to isolate broadcast traffic from general stadium operations, and redundant pathways to prevent any single point of failure. Our team developed a repeatable setup process that could be deployed and validated within hours. Each game day, we provided the equipment, configured the network to league specifications, and ensured broadcast teams had the connectivity they needed without disrupting other stadium operations.
Results:
- Zero broadcast failures across multiple game day deployments
- League-compliant network meeting all MLR broadcast standards
- Rapid deployment from arrival to full operation in under 4 hours
- Isolated broadcast traffic with no interference from public wifi or operations
- Reusable infrastructure that packed away completely between games
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Takeaways
- Temporary doesn’t mean unreliable. With the right design, portable infrastructure can perform like permanent installations.
- High-pressure environments demand flawless execution. There’s no “test run” when thousands of viewers are waiting for a live broadcast.
- Network isolation is critical. Broadcast traffic needs dedicated pathways, not shared bandwidth with general operations.
- Repeatability beats custom work. Building systems that deploy the same way every time eliminates variables and reduces risk.
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