Yesterday, Bayer 04 Leverkeusen announced that they will work with Deutsche Telekom and Cisco to install Cisco Connected Sports solutions – StadiumVision, Connected Stadium Wi-Fi and StadiumVision Mobile, to make BayArena the most technologically advanced football stadium in Germany. In BayArena, video and mobility offerings will be core to delivering one the most connected and interactive fan experiences in international football, and all of sp…

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Tags: Bayer Leverkeusen, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, Cisco Sports & Entertaiment, Cisco stadiumvision, Cisco StadiumVision Mobile, deutsche telekom, john chambers, rob lloyd

Have you ever wondered what it takes to turn the playing surface at an arena from a basketball court to a hockey rink? Take a look at the incredible transformation in this short clip: LA Times: Staples Center changes from basketball to hockey in time-lapse video. That’s pretty cool… Now; consider that over the course of the next four days, STAPLES Center will host six playoff games. FOUR days, SIX games! Ice to hardwood to ice to hardwood! The…

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It’s been a big day for news at Cisco. In addition to our ASR9000 launch, we unveiled an extra special new customer in New York this morning. Amid a sea of flashbulbs and camera shutters, Cisco CEO, John Chambers and sports practice VP, Ron Ricci, joined New York Yankees executive vice president, Hal Steinbrenner and COO, Lonn Trost for a press conference in Manhattan at which we announced that the new Yankee Stadium, set to open April…

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We’re down to the Final Four. And although the only team left in my bracket is Michigan, Louisville, Syracuse, Michigan and Wichita State are going to deliver incredible basketball on-court this weekend.  For the last couple of weeks, I’ve been glued to my TV, NCAA March Madness App and my iPad to stay on top of the latest action. This weekend I plan to do the same, but I only wish I was going there in person, because the live experience, today,…

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Tags: Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, national basketball association, sports, StadiumVision Mobile

CNBC Reports: “The NFL’s Dallas Cowboys begin playing in their new stadium this season, and thanks to Cisco Systems, the stadium will be one of the most technologically advanced ever. Cisco CEO John Chambers and Jerry Jones, owner of the Dallas Cowboys, discuss the new stadium with CNBC.”…

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