I had a great experience this past weekend at the NBA All-Star Weekend in Orlando, FL. The event included the NBA Tech Summit on Friday where a panel of industry leaders in sports, media and technology talked about current trends, what the future will look like and how customers are driving innovation through their use of technology. Not to mention the Slam Dunk Competition on Saturday and the Competitive All-Star Game on Sunday…maybe the most c…

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Tags: Cisco, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, collaboration, mobile technology, mobility, nba, NBA All-Star

“What they are doing for our fans – on a daily basis, at every one of our games, be it during the day or at night – is truly remarkable. We are able to create a better experience for our fans using this technology. Our only wish is that we had done this a little bit earlier.” Todd Goldstein, President, AEG Global Partnerships Cisco recently upgraded the digital capabilities at STAPLES Center, one of the premier sports and entertainment venues in…

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Tags: AEG, Cisco stadiumvision, Connected Stadium, Eden Park, Grammy's, Los Angeles Kings, Pittsburgh Penguins, Real Madrid, Sporting KC, STAPLES Center

A year ago, Manchester City captured its first English Premier League (EPL) title in 44 years with one of the most incredible comebacks ever seen in the history of the sport – scoring two goals in stoppage time, the last in the waning moments of the game. Take a look at this video, which replays that final incredible goal from multiple angles, and embrace the bedlam, unbridled passion, emotion and joy that unfolded in the stands, on the field,…

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Tags: Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Cisco Sports & Entertaiment, Cisco StadiumVision Mobile, English Premier League, Etihad Stadium, Manchester City, O2

Today, Cisco is excited to introduce the latest Connected Sports and Entertainment innovation, StadiumVision Mobile. This ground-breaking solution leverages a high-density Connected Stadium Wi-Fi network to deliver live video to the latest mobile devices at live sports and entertainment events, with minimal delay. Recent research highlights how vital this capability is for leagues, teams and venues to “compete with the couch” – an astounding 57%…

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Tags: Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Cisco IBSG, Cisco Sports & Entertaiment, Real Madrid, Sporting KC, StadiumVision Mobile

It was way back at Interop in Las Vegas this year where one of our PR guys, Ben Stricker, asked if I would be interested in the tour of Petco Park coming up as part of CiscoLive in San Diego.  I said ‘yeah!’ for a number of hopefully obvious reasons and then volunteered to have our team shoot footage of the event.  We planned and worked back and forth as the event got closer and I had been working on a storyline that focused on the a…

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Tags: baseball, ciscolive, MLB Network, stadium, TechWiseTV