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Africa is also presenting substantial opportunities. Morocco’ s preparations for major sports events are driving more than US $ 3 billion in infrastructure investment across six new and refurbished stadiums, according to MIPA. HPE Networking has secured networking projects at two of these stadiums and is actively pursuing further opportunities. Together, these developments demonstrate how sports infrastructure is becoming a strategic investment in connectivity, tourism and the wider digital economy. creating opportunities for venues to improve efficiency and generate additional revenue.
What does the stadium of the future look like from a networking perspective, particularly as venues embrace Wi-Fi 7, private 5G, AI, IoT and real-time analytics?
The stadium of the future will be built around an intelligent, highly integrated network capable of supporting both exceptional fan experiences and mission-critical operations.
Wi-Fi 7 will play an important role in delivering multi-gigabit connectivity to dense environments with large numbers of concurrent users.
Private 5G will complement this by supporting operational use cases such as referee communications, security, logistics and broadcast services.
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