In a ground-breaking initiative, Crystal Palace FC, in partnership with GiveVision and Shared Access, will become the first football club in English history to offer a revolutionary vision enhancement system for fans with sight loss.
Set to debut during the Crystal Palace vs Manchester United game on Saturday 21st September, this pioneering technology will allow both home and away supporters at Selhurst Park to experience live football like never before.
The GiveVision headset, powered by a state-of-the-art private 5G network designed and installed by Shared Access, streams live match footage directly to fans in real time. This cutting-edge system delivers an immersive, sharp stereoscopic feed to the working part of the user’s retina, enhancing remaining vision and enabling them to follow the game in unprecedented detail.
A Lag-Free, Real-Time Experience with 5G Technology
The key to this innovation lies in thes peed and reliability of the private 5G network installed at Selhurst Park. Unlike traditional broadcasts that experience delays, the 5G-enabled GiveVision headsets receive an uninterrupted live feed, ensuring users see every moment in sync with the pitch action. Whether it's a goal scored or missed, fans with low vision can follow it in real time, alongside every other spectator in the stadium.
A First-of-Its-Kind Private 5G Network
Shared Access has built a dedicated, private 5G infrastructure exclusively for Crystal Palace, providing unparalleled speed and low-latency connectivity. Unlike public networks, this private 5G system operates on its own radio band, immune to congestion from thetens of thousands of mobile devices typically in use on match days. This guarantees a seamless experience for GiveVision users.
The network covers the entire stadium,allowing partially sighted fans to sit in their usual seats rather than being confined to designated areas. Importantly, this offering extends to away fans as well, making Selhurst Park a beacon of inclusivity in football.
The Role of Neutroon
Neutroon is providing its end-to-end network management platform to monitor and manage the private network and the GiveVision application in real time. More specifically, Neutroon is monitoring the Airspan radios, the Druid 5G core, the edge servers, RF tabs, and the GiveVision app to make sure fans get the highest quality of experience during games.
This allows Shared Access' operations team to track the performance of the network and the app from anywhere in real-time. Furthermore, viewing access can also be provided to the stadium IT stadium to keep track of network and app usage and performance.
More information on the deployment can be found in the official press release by Shared Access here.
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