Cisco Sports & Entertainment

October 31, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

The Lights Go Down & Phones Go Up – But What Happens Next?

Think about the last time you went to a live concert. Your favorite band arrives on stage, the crowd roars, and almost everyone in the audience raises their mobile device to capture the moment. But, what happens next? Can you share that snap, photo or video? Let’s hold on answering that question for…

February 1, 2016

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Cisco Sports and Entertainment Digital Fandom. Are You Ready?

Over the past decade, technology has taken monumental strides forward – and every person, every company, every corporation has felt the impact of this digital disruption. The sports and entertainment world is no exception. While some may see this as a threat, we view it as an opportunity for you to…

February 3, 2015

EXECUTIVE PLATFORM

Big Results at the Biggest Events

It is only a matter of time before all the major sports venues throughout the world will be connected. Consider this – five years ago, Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, the only high-density solution of its kind, was in the development stage. The pace of innovation has been exponential, and this past m…

October 24, 2014

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

Any Given Sunday and the Internet of Everything

On any given Sunday, or Saturday, in stadiums across the country powered by Cisco Connected Stadium Wi-Fi, an average of 2 terabytes of data are coming across the network and tens of thousands of unique connections are being made. This means anywhere from 20-50% of ticketed fans are using their mobi…

July 30, 2014

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Sports + Social Media = Massive Opportunities

I was at the SEAT Conference in Miami last week, and people are still abuzz about the recent World Cup. Attendees of the conference see engagement with sports fans as a top priority, and they know that Cisco has the most open, tailored and successful solutions to make that possible in venues around…

May 13, 2014

NETWORKING

Seven Years – Hundreds of Millions of Fans Engaged

Cisco Sports & Entertainment is proud to be celebrating our seven-year anniversary this year as a specialized industry vertical business unit – and it’s simply incredible to look back and see how far we, and more importantly the industry, have come in such a short period of time.  The key to suc…

March 27, 2014

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Pure Madness, That’s A Connected Fan

I love this image – Cisco’s take on a bracket, like the ones so many of us filled out recently. It taps into the fact that the appetite of sports fans is almost insatiable with the buffet of content available to them, and that a network is their ticket to eat. Consider the fact that March Madness Li…

February 3, 2014

DIGITAL AND SOCIAL

Continuing to Connect The Previously Unconnected…

The Cisco Sports & Entertainment Solutions Group is the worldwide leader in “Connecting the Unconnected” fans around the world. It’s not just something we say, it’s something we do day in, day out with our customers and partners in more than 200 stadiums across the world and also during Global M…

August 5, 2013

PERSPECTIVES

Failure is not an Option! Real Madrid & Cisco Continue to Innovate and Partner for a Winning Formula

“We (Real Madrid), with our experience & ideas on how to grow in the sports and entertainment world, and you (Cisco) with your technology, innovation and revenue models… our collaboration, has always resulted in a win- win relationship…and, a proven reference in the world” – Enrique Uriel,…