New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft tipped his hand at the team’s Mobility Summit in late September, saying that augmented reality would soon be a “big part of the in-game experience.” With the latest Wi-Fi upgrades to Gillette Stadium, it looks as though that innovation might be coming sooner than expected.
The Patriots recently partnered with Extreme Networks — its Official Wi-Fi and Analytics Provider — to launch the industry’s first advanced flow-based 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless technology at Gillette Stadium.
Not only did the implementation increase internet capacity 10G, add 30 miles of copper cabling and triple the number of Wi-Fi access points to 1,100, but it also affords the Patriots, who for years have been ahead of the innovation curve compared to a majority of the NFL, the ability to move forward with augmented reality.