COMMUNICATIONS
RIEDEL
Tip of the
iceberg
A s one of Germany’s largest
The Lanxess Arena relies on a comprehensive,
Artist-based communications network from Riedel to
streamline its broadcast and event production workflows
multifunctional arenas, with up
to 20,000 seats and 83,700m2
(900,939 2) of usable space, the
Lanxess Arena in Cologne has
been hosting major events of all kinds for more
than 20 years. Since the very beginning, the arena
has also been the home of the eight-time German
ice hockey champion, the Cologne Sharks.
“Since its completion in 1998, the Lanxess Arena
has been relying on Riedel communications,” says
Martin Rebiszewski, technical manager at Arena
Management, which operates the venue. “Now,
this comprehensive intercom upgrade is a gi
to ourselves for our 20th anniversary.”
A er extensive testing, Arena Management
chose a decentralised Riedel communications
solution based on two Artist-32 digital matrix
intercom nodes, with one Artist frame in the
production control room and a second one in
the central technical area below the arena. is
two-frame strategy allowed technicians to access
an existing network infrastructure beneath the
facility to create required redundancies.
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Top left: The Lanxess
Arena, home to the
Cologne Sharks
Above: Riedel’s Artist
communications solution
connects all the technical
and production staff,
referees, the DJ and others
AMG