Comcast Business Boosts NASCAR Productions' At-Track Operations with Gigabit Speeds
May 28 2015 - 4:00PM
Business Wire
Ethernet Connectivity to Power Activities
during Race Weekends at Dover International Speedway, Martinsville
Speedway, Michigan International Speedway, New Hampshire Motor
Speedway and Richmond International Raceway
Today, Comcast Business announced it will provide 1
Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) Ethernet connections to five tracks
hosting NASCAR Sprint Cup Series™, NASCAR XFINITY Series™ and
NASCAR Camping World Truck Series™ events. The services will
provide Internet connectivity during race weekends at Dover
International Speedway, Martinsville Speedway, Michigan
International Speedway, New Hampshire Motor Speedway and Richmond
International Raceway.
“Bringing Gigabit Ethernet to the tracks is having a
transformational effect on how NASCAR Productions operates during a
race event,” said Steve Stum, vice president of Operations and
Technical Production for NASCAR Productions. “We are dependent upon
a fast and reliable connection to the Internet at varying locations
each weekend. The technology Comcast Business provides is paramount
to the experience we deliver to key personnel at the track.”
Comcast Business Ethernet will help NASCAR Productions enhance
communications between NASCAR officials and teams while they are
operating within the infield and help broadcast partners send files
from the media compound at each track. A 1 Gbps connection enables
bandwidth intensive applications like transferring large videos and
graphics, reviewing replays, or sending inspection data.
“To meet the demands of staffers, media, sponsors, broadcast
partners and other critical stakeholders, sports franchises and
venue operation teams must deploy a faster, more reliable and
secure Ethernet,” said Terry Connell, senior vice president of
Sales, Comcast Business. “For NASCAR, Ethernet is helping to
transform the performance of personnel operating at the track.”
Comcast Business will work with APXnet and ARRIS to deliver
Internet connectivity to and from end user devices at each of the
five tracks.
In March, Comcast announced it will join Carl Edwards and the
No. 19 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry fielded by Joe Gibbs Racing
as primary sponsor for four races in 2015. In September 2014,
Comcast and NASCAR announced an agreement to make XFINITY the third
title sponsor in the storied 30+ year history of the series, and
the Official Entertainment Provider of NASCAR starting in 2015.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business offers Ethernet up to 10GB, Internet, Wi-Fi,
Voice and TV solutions to help organizations of all sizes transform
their business. Powered by a next-generation, fiber-based network
covering 39 states and 20 of the nation’s top 25 markets, and
backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast Business is one of the
largest contributors to the growth of Comcast Cable. Comcast
Business is the nation’s largest cable provider to small and
mid-size businesses and has emerged as a force in the Ethernet
market; recognized over the last two years by leading industry
associations as its fastest growing provider and service provider
of the year.
For more information, call 866-429-3085. Follow on Twitter
@ComcastBusiness and on other social media networks
at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Corporation
Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and
technology company with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and
NBCUniversal. Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video,
high-speed Internet and phone provider to residential customers
under the XFINITY brand and also provides these services to
businesses. NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports
cable networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks,
television production operations, television station groups,
Universal Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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Comcast Corporate CommunicationsJoel Shadle,
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