GVI chosen to outfit Ecuador stadiums

July 3, 2008
South American soccer stadiums install new surveillance systems
GVI Security Solutions, a leading provider of video security surveillance solutions featuring the complete Samsung Electronics line of products, announced that they had been selected to provide the video surveillance solutions for the Estadio Banco Pichincha, home of the Barcelona SC soccer team in Guayaquil, Ecuador.

In addition to the Estadio Banco Pichincha, at 85,000 seats, the second largest soccer stadium in South America, GVI has also been selected to provide the video surveillance solution at the Estadio Casa Blanca, the 45,000 seat home of LDU Quito in Quito, Ecuador.

The video security solution for both soccer stadiums feature GVI Samsung SCC-C6407 day/night, wide dynamic range, Pan-Tilt-Zoom dome cameras and GVI Samsung SHR-2000 digital video recorders.

"With Soccer being the major sport in Latin America, GVI Samsung is proud to be chosen to provide video security at these prestigious venues during the run-up to the 2010 FIFA World Cup," said Fernando Tomasiello, GVI Senior Vice President Int'l Operations and Sales. "With rapidly growing economies and extensive security concerns, Latin America is a strong and growing market for high-profile security project wins for GVI."