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Sporting security

Known as the ‘Sea Crown’ in China, Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre has installed a range of Bosch solutions to safeguard smooth operations in all venues. The implemented products already functioned reliably during the 14th FINA World Championships in 2011. Going forward, they will continue to secure smooth operations at all times.

The Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre close to Huangpu River and next to the Expo Park in Shanghai's Pudong New Area is an integrated sports venue mainly used for aquatic activities. It covers an area of almost 35 hectares and has an arena with 18 000 seats. As the host of the 14th FINA World Championships, Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre features a complex stadium and an aquatics centre including an outdoor diving pool. In order to assure sound operations when hosting grand events of this kind, the primary consideration that should be taken into account are security factors and an efficient contingency plan when facing emergency.

Pro sound system

Shanghai Oriental Sports Centre got equipped with a fully networked sound reinforcement system from Electro-Voice, which is remotely controllable. It features horn-loaded EVH speakers as main sound system. The installation was completed by ZX and SX Series speakers. For the system drive Precision Series amplifiers have been deployed, miking comprises REV wireless systems, Polar Choice tabletop paging stations and N/DYM microphones.

Public address and evacuation System

Bosch also provided the centre with advanced public address solutions including Praesideo Digital Public Address and Evacuation systems, ceiling speakers and other cabinet loudspeakers which make audience from all sections enjoy a clear divisional broadcast.

Video surveillance system

Over 1000 cameras with excellent performance, including Bosch Day/Night Cameras and AutoDome Day/Night Cameras, have been installed to achieve a 360-degree real-time supervision.

For more information contact Bosch Security Systems - South Africa & Sub-Sahara Africa, +27 (0)11 651 9838, [email protected], www.boschsecurity.co.za

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