The Perfect Game Day-Level 3 Communcations Tells us how!

 
The Perfect Game Day
September 30, 2013

When you enter your local supermarket through an endless tunnel of chips and dip, you know it is time. School is back in session, fall is here, and it is football season.

Level 3 is excited to work with our customers to bring the gridiron action to fans everywhere.  For more than 20 years, our Vyvx® Solutions team has managed a quality broadcast experience for the major networks as they bring you pigskin action each weekend.  And this year is no different. We have our VenueNet+ product deployed in all 31 major professional stadiums in the U.S. This provides broadcasters with voice, data and HD video capabilities to contribute to that great experience you have watching your favorite team every week.  You can take a closer look at exactly what this all means from a technical perspective by visiting our new interactive site, http://www.level3videocloud.com/.

Entertainment is constantly changing along with technology advances. Your big screen TV is even more engaging than ever, with amazing sound and a picture that makes it feel like you’re in the stadium. Viewing habits are changing, too. Today, we text with friends and family, check scores, follow our fantasy teams and read in real-time about the game.

It’s part of a more connected experience — one that is even following us into the stadium.

Today, we expect the in-person game day experience to be interactive. We want access to up-to-the-second information, so we don’t miss a thing. That means being connected to the virtual world even when we are seeing the game in person.  At the stadium, all of this leads to more demands on the bandwidth needed to tweet, engage with mobile apps and stream highlights. It’s just like what we expect in our daily connected life, but we are now looking for seamless access along with the 70,000 other fans around us.

This year, Level 3 is beginning to extend our reach into that enhanced experience by giving fans better Internet connectivity – and we’re starting with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. At Raymond James Stadium, we will provide access to a faster Wi-Fi connection, allowing fans to send and receive the content and stats they want at breakneck speeds. For the Bucs, leveraging our host of managed network services means increased bandwidth speed, so game day can be even more engaging.

Just like you, we’re fans. And we understand that fumbling network connectivity can really affect the game day viewing experience. We believe the Internet can enable the next level of fan engagement and we’re proud to support some of the world’s best entertainment experiences.