National Football League Names Extreme Networks, Inc. as Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider
January 15, 2014 at 05:00 pm
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Extreme Networks Inc. announced an agreement with the National Football League to become the Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider for the League and Super Bowl XLVIII. The sponsorship underscores the NFL's commitment to enhancing the in-stadium experience for fans and the critical role big data and analytics play in delivering on that goal for today's highly connected fans. Extreme Networks will help the NFL analyze and solve the challenges associated with connectivity in stadiums. As the Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider of the NFL, Extreme Networks Wi-Fi analytics technology can be available to all NFL teams to help manage and leverage big data to continue to improve the game-day experience.
Key Facts: Extreme Networks intelligent Wi-Fi analytics technology is currently deployed to monitor and measure fan experience at the following teams' stadiums: Detroit Lions; Philadelphia Eagles; New England Patriots; and New York Giants/New York Jets. The implementation of Extreme Networks Wi-Fi analytics technology provides unprecedented near real-time visibility into what fans expect from their in-stadium experience, enabling each team to more easily deploy new applications and services to better the experience. The decision to deploy Extreme Networks Wi-Fi analytics technology is part of the NFL's overall plan to improve the stadium experience through guidelines established by the League for Wi-Fi connectivity.
Extreme Networks Wi-Fi analytics technology enhances the management of Wi-Fi systems, allowing teams to better spend time and resources on delivering fans the interactive event they desire.
Extreme Networks, Inc. is a provider of cloud networking solutions and industry services and support. The Company designs, develops, and manufactures wired, wireless, and software-defined area-network (SD- WAN) infrastructure equipment. The Company's cloud solution is a single platform that offers unified network management of wireless access points, switches, and SD-WAN. Its products and services categories include Cloud Networking Platform, Automation, Analytics, and Security Applications, Wireless LAN AP, Wired for Edge, Campus, and Data Center, SD-WAN, Cloud Native Platforms and Applications for Service Providers and Customer Service and Support. It offers its services in business, hospitality, retail, transportation and logistics, education, government, healthcare, manufacturing, and service providers. Its cloud networking technologies provide flexibility and scalability in deployment, management, and licensing of networks globally.