On March 27, 2024, Argentina and Costa Rica met for an international friendly at the Los Angeles Coliseum. I worked as a transmission engineer on the team responsible for carrying the live program beyond the stadium.
Building independent distribution paths
The production required distribution to 25 Secure Reliable Transport (SRT) destinations. Rather than depending on one connection, the transmission design combined fiber, cellular, and satellite paths with broadcast encoders and LiveU equipment.
Those paths gave the team options if conditions changed during the match. My responsibility was to help prepare the transmission system, monitor the outgoing feeds, and respond to signal or connectivity issues while the program remained live.
Operating through the final whistle
Live sports leaves little room to pause and diagnose a problem after the fact. The work depended on early setup, clear coordination, and continuous attention to the health of every path from kickoff through the end of the match.
The assignment reinforced a principle I use across live production: redundancy is most useful when the team understands the alternatives before they are needed. Multiple paths, active monitoring, and shared operating decisions turned a complex distribution requirement into a manageable live workflow.