Guest post from Peter Brickman, CTO, New Meadowlands Stadium In 2007, The New York Giants and the New York Jets had a vision to build a brand new state-of-the art stadium – New Meadowlands Stadium — that would push the envelope and break new boundaries to enable a different live sporting experience. After more than the 30 years of putting on marquee events at the old stadium, the teams realized that a remarkable transition was taking pl…

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Just over one week ago, more people watched Super Bowl XLVI on television than any other time in history – 111.3 million people, a staggering number. In addition, more than 2.1 million unique visitors saw the game streamed live online, another first. The experience for fans at home is incredibly powerful with HD, live streaming, and fast access to the Internet. However, while so many of us were tuned in at home, another first was taking place in…

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Tags: Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Lucas Oil Stadium, NFL, Real Madrid, Sporting KC, Super Bowl XLVI, Verizon Wireless

Nearly, twenty thousand fans in seats, all connected, all sharing the same exciting sports experience. Taking and posting pictures to Facebook throughout the game, using Smartphones to stay in touch with friends and tweeting exciting game moments. They use free mobile apps to play team trivia games and earn points at the concession stands. They look up sports stats, check traffic, and buy tickets for the next game. Never a dull moment. Locat…

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Tags: Carrie Krinock, CEO, CIO, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Cisco stadiumvision, Executive ViewPoints, Kansas City, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, MLS, Pasha, Robb Heinemann, Sporting KC, stadium

Costumes, painted faces, chants, drums, dances, and the color blue EVERYWHERE – welcome to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, where fans pack in to cheer on the Sporting Kansas City soccer team! The new LIVESTRONG Sporting Park caters to the tech-savvy, culturally diverse, family-oriented crowd. Built for fans that refuse to be spectators. On a visit to LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, Executive ViewPoints talked to fans and ventured into the Kansas City Cauldr…

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Tags: Carrie Krinock, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Cisco stadiumvision, Executive ViewPoints, Fan Experience, Kansas City, KC Cauldron, LIVESTRONG Sporting Park, MLS, Pasha, Robb Heinemann, Sporting KC, stadium

As I stood in London today in the O2, one of the 2012 London Olympic venues and one of the great arenas of the world, I was in the middle of the Cisco Sports & Entertainment Global Innovation Summit, the third annual gathering of hundreds of sports and entertainment executives from around the globe. Executives from teams such as Real Madrid, venues like Eden Park (that have managed global events like the Rugby World Cup) and Wembley Stadium,…

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Tags: 2012 london olympics, AEG, Cisco Sports & Entertainment, Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Eden Park, O2, Real Madrid, Rugby World Cup, StadiumVision, Wembley Stadium