CSUBUCDAD
April 6th, 2007, 05:41 PM
Starting with womens soccer and softball but will expand eventually to include football.
http://www.csuniv.edu/news.asp?ItemID=206&rcid=34&pcid=7&cid=34
CSU to stream NCAA events - April 4, 2007
April 3, 2007
Charleston Southern University Selects Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays For First-Ever All Wireless Video And Audio Streaming Of NCAA Events
Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products, announced today that Charleston Southern University (CSU) will deploy the first ever all wireless network to deliver live video and audio streaming of its NCAA soccer and softball events starting this month. A technology trailblazer among educational institutions, Charleston Southern University was the first all wireless campus in South Carolina and the Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays will supplement the university’s existing wireless network to span an outdoor area stretching from the Learning Center to its soccer and softball fields.
Charleston Southern selected Xirrus because it was the only solution that could provide sufficient Wi-Fi bandwidth to deliver live audio and video streaming of the NCAA events; meeting the university’s requirement for the Big South Conference to have all sports enabled for live streaming. Xirrus’ deployment also provided significant cost savings as the only viable alternative involved boring underground fiber backhauls ultimately saving the university over $15,000 dollars. .....
http://www.csuniv.edu/news.asp?ItemID=206&rcid=34&pcid=7&cid=34
CSU to stream NCAA events - April 4, 2007
April 3, 2007
Charleston Southern University Selects Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays For First-Ever All Wireless Video And Audio Streaming Of NCAA Events
Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high-performance, long-range Wi-Fi products, announced today that Charleston Southern University (CSU) will deploy the first ever all wireless network to deliver live video and audio streaming of its NCAA soccer and softball events starting this month. A technology trailblazer among educational institutions, Charleston Southern University was the first all wireless campus in South Carolina and the Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays will supplement the university’s existing wireless network to span an outdoor area stretching from the Learning Center to its soccer and softball fields.
Charleston Southern selected Xirrus because it was the only solution that could provide sufficient Wi-Fi bandwidth to deliver live audio and video streaming of the NCAA events; meeting the university’s requirement for the Big South Conference to have all sports enabled for live streaming. Xirrus’ deployment also provided significant cost savings as the only viable alternative involved boring underground fiber backhauls ultimately saving the university over $15,000 dollars. .....