Keep ahead of stadium bandwidth demands with high-capacity networking

Technology has forever changed fan experiences at stadiums, making sports events more personal, convenient, immersive and interactive. The need for contactless, remote and virtual experiences during the pandemic threw digital adoption into high gear. Sports leagues are rushing to develop live, data-intensive applications for both viewers at home and fans watching content on their devices in the stadium.

The array of technology required to deliver these media-rich, personalized experiences — and the bandwidth needed to support them — have placed unprecedented pressures on stadiums and other major event venues. As crowds return in the wake of the pandemic, the virtual and remote applications fans embraced during quarantine will not go away. Instead, they will throw open the gates to ever-wider audiences and experiences, presenting a tremendous opportunity for venues to expand their capabilities, forge deeper relationships with guests and make up for lost revenue.

To capture those opportunities, stadiums need high-capacity bandwidth connections of up to 100 Gbps to easily transport large, critical data loads between key sites and data centers. Ultra-high capacity circuits are also necessary to deliver rich media experiences and live video feeds to in-person and virtual audiences.