01/27/2022 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 01/27/2022 06:09
SAN JOSE, Calif., Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Extreme Networks, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXTR), a cloud-driven networking company, today announced it is once again the Official Wi-Fi Analytics Provider of Super Bowl LVI, set to take place on February 13, 2022, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. This marks Extreme's ninth consecutive Super Bowl as an official provider of Wi-Fi analytics. ExtremeAnalytics™ is deployed at 29 of 30 NFL stadiums and enables the NFL to drive better decisions around both business and venue operations.
SoFi is one of nine NFL stadiums using Extreme Venue Analytics 2.0, a custom solution designed for the NFL, which offers richer data sets and insights around app performance and usage, dwell time and location-based services. Operations teams use this data for more efficient venue management such as identifying stadium bottlenecks, potential safety and security issues and visibility into popular concessions and fan gathering areas. Executive and event management teams can use these insights into fan activity to better customize experiences and pinpoint sponsorship opportunities.
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Executive Perspectives
Michelle McKenna, Chief Information Officer, National Football League
"Planning and executing the Super Bowl is one of the most significant undertakings each year, and Extreme continues to play an important role in making this event a success. We lean on Extreme to provide the operational insights and intelligence we need to improve things like foot traffic flow, concessions and health and safety protocols - while ensuring we have optimal connectivity and bandwidth for fans to share their experiences and operate in a mobile-first environment. Real-time visibility into network performance offers a substantial advantage to understand what is working, how fans are using data and how to customize in-stadium experiences in ways that will keep fans coming back for more."
Sampath Sowmyanarayan, Chief Revenue Officer, Verizon Business
"The analytics provided by Extreme Networks give valuable insights into how customers are embracing connectivity during sporting events. Those insights are helping to inform and inspire new ways of staying connected and new solutions customers may embrace as wireless connectivity continues to gain momentum and importance in large gathering events like the big game."
Norman Rice, Chief Operating Officer, Extreme Networks
"Network analytics from Extreme gives the NFL a significant competitive advantage to execute its most important event of the year. We help executives and network operations teams visualize what's happening across the stadium at any given time - equipping them with insights to make better decisions, while providing fans with the connectivity they expect. ExtremeAnalytics is the command center of in-stadium activities like sports betting, AR/VR experiences and completely touchless transactions. Understanding what's happening and appropriately calibrating the bandwidth to make these activities perform at peak is our unique differentiator and why we're playing an important role in our ninth consecutive Super Bowl."
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About Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks, Inc. (EXTR) creates effortless networking experiences that enable all of us to advance. We push the boundaries of technology leveraging the powers of machine learning, artificial intelligence, analytics, and automation. Over 50,000 customers globally trust our end-to-end, cloud-driven networking solutions and rely on our top-rated services and support to accelerate their digital transformation efforts and deliver progress like never before. For more information, visit Extreme'shttps://www.extremenetworks.com/ or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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