Everest Networks announced that the Philadelphia Eagles' home opener at NFL Stadium Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, September 12, 2018, saw record-breaking Wi-Fi usage for a non-championship sporting event.
At a sold-out Lincoln Financial Field stadium, the Wi-Fi network provided internet access to more than 47,000 attendees, representing 68% of the stadium's total capacity, and transmitted more than 10.8 TB of wireless data traffic. At a maximum utilization of 54%, a peak of nearly 37,000 concurrent connections was observed, with Wi-Fi network traffic briefly overwhelming the 10 Gbps stadium backbone connection at peak load.
WLAN performance significantly improved
After the impressive WiFi performance at the NFC Championship game on January 21, 2018 (8.76 TB), the WiFi Experts team prepared for a lot of WiFi network traffic with the start of the NFL season, but the end result was surprising.
"The performance of Lincoln Financial Field's new Wi-Fi installation has been significantly improved thanks to Everest Networks' unique wireless technology," said John Pawling, Philadelphia Eagles Vice President of Information Technology.
"On game night, when we expected very high Wi-Fi usage, the Wi-Fi network handled the traffic without any issues and performed very well. Thanks to Everest's high-altitude multi-radio APs, we were ultimately able to deploy the 5GHz Wi-Fi with fewer APs than would have been possible with conventional wireless products from the previous generation. This has proven to be a successful formula."
Everest Networks' Wi-Fi network, specially developed for stadiums and event locations, offers excellent performance, as only 200 multi-radio access points are ultimately installed.
Almost all antennas supply the stands and the stadium interior precisely from above, not from the seats like some competitors. This ensures a powerful and reliable fan experience , even during temporary renovations or at live events with large numbers of fans in the arena.
Lincoln Financial Field's performance demonstrates Everest Networks' ability to deliver world-class Wi-Fi in the most challenging high-density environments.
Thus, the WLAN solution from Everest Networks currently offers by far the best price-performance ratio for stadium operators
With innovative APs, including (5G) carrier offloading, and intelligent load and network balancing algorithms, the stadium Wi-Fi achieves higher standards. And with fewer APs than previously thought possible, this solution has once again achieved superior performance at significantly lower costs.
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