Comcast Business will install two dedicated 100 gigabit Ethernet Internet circuits at the Golden 1 Center as part of a new multi-year agreement delivering connectivity at the new downtown arena, the Sacramento Kings announced on Thursday.
The Kings franchise said the connectivity at the sports and entertainment complex, opening in fall 2016, will be 17,000 times faster than average residential Internet service and will be capable of handling the equivalent of 225,000 online photo posts per second.
“The services will provide the back-end infrastructure enabling the team to provide free Wi-Fi for fans, power the Kings mobile app, and supply cloud-based voice and unified communications services for team members at the arena and at the team’s corporate offices,” the NBA franchise said.
Comcast already has close ties with the Kings, serving as the team’s exclusive local TV broadcast partner.
“We’re pleased to extend Comcast’s ever-evolving partnership with the Sacramento Kings and honored that Comcast Business will allow the fervent fans at Golden 1 Center to experience a live event in innovative and exciting ways, from ubiquitous Wi-Fi to advanced mobile applications and rich video content,” said Ted Girdner, Comcast’s regional vice president of business services for California.
Last month the team announced Kings announced that AdvanTel Networks will be the overall system integrator for the Golden 1 Center’s command center and the surrounding Downtown Commons plaza. The Kings also are experimenting with virtual reality, drones and many other tech innovations.
