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Bryan Bedford to lead ‘version 2.0’ of Cisco’s sports and entertainment group
Cisco has named Bryan Bedford as global industry director for Retail, Hospitality, Sports, Media and Entertainment, the new name of the organization previously known as the company's "sports and entertainment" division. For as long as there have been networks inside stadiums, networking giant Cisco has always been a part of the stadium infrastructure marketplace. From core networking to Wi-Fi to...Feature
Super Bowl LVIII sees big jump in per-device Wi-Fi data used en route to new total record of 34.8 TB
The Wi-Fi network data usage at Super Bowl LVIII recorded a big jump in per-device data used en route to a new Super Bowl record for total data used of 34.8 TB, an increase from last year's Wi-Fi total of 31.5 TB, according to statistics released by Extreme Networks. While the overall total data usage mark from the Feb. 11 game at Allegiant...Feature
Did Verizon push Super Bowl attendees to use 5G instead of Wi-Fi?
The Super Bowl this year once again allowed cellular carriers to see record data usage by fans at the game, with Verizon reporting that it saw its customers use 52.34 terabytes of data "in and around" Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, besting the mark of 47.8 TB used at last year's big game. But for Super Bowl LVIII,...News
San Jose Earthquakes pick Cisco for new Wi-Fi 6 network at PayPal Park
Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes have selected Cisco to provide a new Wi-Fi 6 network at PayPal Park, which is scheduled to be live by the start of the 2024 MLS season, according to the team and Cisco. In a press release the team and Cisco said that the network will provide Wi-Fi to both fans as well as...Feature