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IT CASE STUDY

Cisco-powered stadium IT network and secure connectivity in Nashville

From hyper-connected fan experiences to the gathering of essential player performance data, C Spire is the technology partner that keeps Nashville Soccer Club hitting its goals.

30k

seats

50+

vendors

100+

employees

Nashville Soccer Club collage featuring players, GEODIS Park scoreboard, and C Spire team

The IT Challenge

On game day, up to 30,000 expectant soccer fanatics pack into Geodis Stadium, the purpose-built home of Nashville Soccer Club. Like all modern sports organizations, the team on the field has an equally talented one off it dedicated to ensuring a seamless experience for fans, players, vendors, and staff alike. Whether its ticketing or concessions, secure connectivity or vendor access, the connective tissue that links it all is technology. For Nashville Soccer Club the tech captain, playmaker, and MVP – Most Valuable Partner – is C Spire.

The Cisco IT Solution

Like any great team player, C Spire has deployed its engineering expertise to game-changing effect. Its Professional Services Engineers delivered connectivity, networking and design architecture across the in-stadium experience, training facilities and corporate offices, ensuring data is gathered quickly and distributed across a variety of data bases within and outside the club.

"30,000 fans and more than 50 separate vendors enjoy a hyper-connected experience through a host of secure Cisco access points"

C Spire also supports Cisco ISE, a state-of-the-art security product capable of connecting hundreds of individual devices securely with good visibility across a single network. As a result, on game day, and up to 30,000 fans and more than 50 separate vendors enjoy a hyper-connected experience through a host of secure Cisco access points.

Finally, the C Spire team plays well with others. Our customer inspired ethos ensures the Nashville Soccer Club is always up to speed on emerging and evolving technology. As a trusted partner, we'll be on hand with practical insight, pro-active advice, and ready to implement whatever we determine together makes sense.

In an ever-evolving tech landscape, where standing still effectively means going backwards, attacking opportunities is the secret to success. To that end, C Spire's depth of know-how, breadth of resources, and ability to listen and lead keep Nashville Soccer Club ahead of the game and set up to win.

  • Cisco Enterprise Networking
  • Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
  • Cisco Wireless Access Points
  • Cisco Switches
  • Professional Services Engineering

If I had to sum up our relationship with C Spire in one word it would be 'connected.'

Ian Ayre

Vice Chairman, Nashville Soccer Club

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