Case Study: Cincinnati Open achieves world-class fan experiences with Cisco Meraki cloud-managed networking

Cincinnati Open rebuilds 40-acre network in 4 months with Cisco Meraki

The Cincinnati Open, a major tennis tournament, faced the challenge of completely rebuilding its IT infrastructure for a rapidly expanding 40-acre venue with a lean team and an immovable deadline. They needed to replace decades-old legacy systems to handle massive surges in network demand from thousands of concurrent users. They partnered with Cisco Meraki to implement a 100% cloud-managed network solution.

Cisco Meraki's solution, utilizing its cloud-managed platform with wireless access points and Catalyst switches, enabled a rapid four-month deployment. This provided seamless, high-density connectivity for up to 14,000 users and sustained throughput of over 2 Gbps. The results included the tournament earning the highest-rated Wi-Fi on both professional tours and gaining real-time operational intelligence for improved crowd management.

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