Cisco overhauled the network in the State Farm Stadium to satiate data hungry fans
Nothing screams adrenaline fueled, nail-biting live football action like fans scrolling through TikTok.
Look, everyone needs a phone break from time to time, but in a stadium jam packed with nearly 64,000 people, all that data use can quickly push wireless networks to their limits. With that in mind, Cisco and State Farm reportedly worked together to overhaul the Glendale, Arizona stadium to handle petabytes worth of data.
The new upgrade, according to Sports Business Journal, focused on improved Wi-Fi and digital antenna systems, better visibility into network performance, and overhauled network security. Those overalls are necessary to feed fans’ every increasing appetite for data hungry activities.
“Back in 2015, we saw the traffic even on the Wi-Fi, it set a record that year of 6.2 terabytes of traffic,” Cisco’s Sports and Entertainment Solutions Group Ken Martin said in an interview with Sports Business Journal, “Last year, we saw over 31 terabytes of traffic over the Wi-Fi. There are the same amount of guests, these stadiums aren’t getting any bigger. It’s how they’re consuming the game; they’re always on that mobile.”
