All, If you decide to go the Provider (Verizon, AT&T, etc... ) way for your stadium or even your campus, make sure that your contract doesn't restrict "other" SSIDs/networks/roaming consortiums too much. If you want to support eduroam or other free public providers those contract might restrict your ability to do so.
Think 802.11u that is now part of 802.11 and all the potential Roaming Consortiums that will exist in the coming years! Just a heads up... Philippe Philippe Hanset www.eduroam.us<http://www.eduroam.us> On Apr 1, 2013, at 9:44 AM, "Watters, John" <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: 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]<mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of Dewitt Latimer Sent: Sunday, March 31, 2013 4:32 PM To: [email protected]<mailto:[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/.
