The AD that I'm working with is at top tier FBS school. His goal is to capture the "eyes" of the spectators by creating a well-branded fan experience via their smart phones. To do so, he feels that the WiFi infrastructure must be an integral part of the venue (all venues) under their control.
The business model stems by virtue of the captive, yet positive, fan experience. -d <gathering no moss> On Apr 1, 2013, at 7:47 AM, Lee H Badman <[email protected]> wrote: 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 <image001.jpg> ------------------------------------- John Watters UA: OIT 205-348-3992 ------------------------------ *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Constituent Group Listserv [ mailto:[email protected]<[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] Many Thanks, Dewitt --------------------------------------- Dewitt Latimer, Ph.D. Chief Information Officer Montana State University [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/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
