This move to wire up a ballpark in the bay area is a tremendous move by Cisco and will provide them a playground to demonstrate their breakthroughs in a vary high profile environment.
I grew up in the sports and arena business, from the time I was 14 and worked daily in that world until I was 28. It is not a market that I'm unfamiliar with and actually back in 1999 had a similar idea. Technology though wasn't ready and the market sure wasn't then.
While this is being looked at initially as "look what we can show off" at the Yard, is really just the beginning. Once the technology is in place the ability to transport what goes on at the venue to anywhere that is IP connected really happens. So while you won't be able to taste the brat, smell the beer on the steps (not yet) the whole "networking" aspect of being at the game opens up.
Fantasy leagues take on new meanings and more...this is a huge step for Cisco and what's more was done without any intervention by Major League Baseball, as the entire deal seems to have been done solely at the team level which is the smart way to do things. Of course MLB will find a way to try to intercede, the same way that the NHL tried to stick their hands into the San Jose Sharks Sun Microsystems deal back in the 90s.
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