Every person who has gone to a live sporting event has struggled with Internet connection at some point. It makes sense: pack tens of thousands of people in close quarters, with smartphones in the pockets of the vast majority, and networks become congested quick. The Super Bowl is the single largest American sporting event and […]
The Chicago Cubs are the defending World Series champions, and tickets at historic Wrigley Field are as hard to come by as ever. Fittingly, fans taking in a game at the more than 100-year-old ballpark don’t have access to Wi-Fi. However, the Friendly Confines are in the process of getting a technology-filled facelift with the […]
The biggest and most reliable Wi-Fi network complemented with the best app support doesn’t matter unless fans know it exists. For Super Bowl LI, where San Jose, Calif.-based Extreme Networks is the Official Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Analytics Provider, fans will be informed about the Wi-Fi capabilities the moment they step inside NRG Stadium. They’ll be […]
Networking solutions company Extreme Networks announced on Tuesday that it would be the Official WiFi and WiFi Analytics Provider of Super Bowl LI in Houston, Texas, making it the first time that the San Jose, Calif.-based company will implement its wired and wireless solution at the Super Bowl. “Following Extreme’s wireless implementation across ten NFL stadiums, we’ve […]
New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft tipped his hand at the team’s Mobility Summit in late September, saying that augmented reality would soon be a “big part of the in-game experience.” With the latest Wi-Fi upgrades to Gillette Stadium, it looks as though that innovation might be coming sooner than expected. The Patriots recently partnered […]
