We were approached by AT&T in what was one of the pushiest, strangest, heaviest-handed "sells" I've ever endured. I hope you fair better.
We did it in house (responded to Dewitt directly) Lee H. Badman Network Architect/Wireless TME ITS, Syracuse University 315.443.3003 ________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [[email protected]] on behalf of Watters, John [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, April 01, 2013 9:44 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] Looking for large-scale stadium WiFi deployments I think that our folks have given up due to the cost and are trying to get AT&T and/or Verizon to provide this. These two companies have already installed a shared & jointly funded DAS system in our stadium which is working fairly well. The University of Alabama Bryant-Denny Stadium Capacity: 101,821 -jcw [cid:[email protected]] ------------------------------------- John Watters UA: OIT 205-348-3992 ________________________________ From: The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dewitt Latimer Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 4:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [WIRELESS-LAN] Looking for large-scale stadium WiFi deployments Dear Colleagues: If you have (or are in the process of) deploying WiFi to football stadiums greater than (say) 40K fans or arenas greater than (say) 15K, please shoot me a quick note back answering these simple questions. School Name/Venue AP vendor (Aruba, Cisco, etc) Approximate ratio of spectators per AP Which (if any) design firm did the turn-key design/build. Open access or authenticated Approximate commodity bandwidth draining the venue Do you have an RFP you can share? I'm on a tight schedule, so a quick turn around is appreciated in advance. Respond to [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Many Thanks, Dewitt --------------------------------------- Dewitt Latimer, Ph.D. Chief Information Officer Montana State University [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
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