Checking Chipper Jones' latest tweet shouldn't be a problem at the new SunTrust Park because the stadium is slated to be the "the most technologically advanced stadium in the country," says Comcast.
More than 700 WiFi access points will be scattered throughout all 60 acres of not only the new Atlanta Braves ballpark but the retail shops, restaurants, office tower, hotel, entertainment venue and residential units — all of which has been dubbed "Battery Atlanta."
Two 100 gbps (billions of bits per second) lines will feed all those wireless online connection points.
This amounts to "one of the largest stadium and mixed-use development installations in the country," according to a news release by Comcast.
Comcast will also rent part of the Battery's multi-story office building for 1,000 of its employees.
The Atlanta-Journal Constitution first reported plans for the partnership in March.
But all this bandwidth isn't just for you to obsessively check the Falcons score while at a Braves game.
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New lines will connect the Braves' front office to the club's minor league teams in Gwinnett County, Rome, and in Danville, Virginia, along with a sales location at the CNN Center in downtown Atlanta.
Those lines "will enable the Braves to share business-critical data over a dedicated, private circuit infrastructure," according to Comcast, at speeds between 20 megabits per second and 200 mbps.
"More than ever, we needed a communications infrastructure across multiple sites that would give us fast, reliable communications and more than enough capacity to accommodate a host of emerging technology applications," said Atlanta Braves President of Development Mike Plant in the news release.
The stadium is scheduled to be complete for the 2017 season.
"This is exactly the sort of technology investment that can ultimately translate into a competitive advantage for us on the field, and a great experience for fans," Plant said.
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