Cisco boosts stadium WiFi, makes MLB slightly more tolerable for the web-obsessed (video)

Anyone who’s been in a packed stadium or concert venue knows better than to expect so they can browse the net and even check email, unless needless to say your device happens to be compatible with a undeniable underutilized data-only network . a brand new initiative from Cisco , however, aims to bring connectivity to the over-saturated masses. The company’s Connected Stadium WiFi bundles the Aironet 3500p access point, designed specifically for “high-density stadium and arena deployments,” with strategically placed antennas that concentrate on fewer seats with an identical quantity of throughput — likely just like the 884-device network AT&T deployed at Cowboys Stadium for Super Bowl XLV. We are hoping the lighter load put on carriers — and already sky high ticket prices — would help in making Connected Stadium a free service , but keywords like “purchasing” and “monetizeable” within the networking company’s announcement make us think that some greenbacks tend to change hands once the service launches within the real, connectivity-challenged world of overcrowded venues.

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