Vice President, Security, Carriers and Enterprise Networking, Will Townsend, shares his tour of the Circuit of the Americas and insights on the venue's plans.
During my tour, I spent time with Leo Garcia, svp of COTA facilities and track operations. As we drove throughout the track areas, Garcia spoke at length about the economic challenges and the sheer magnitude of the venue’s footprint. I came away with a different perspective than I had in 2021 when I first visited. Blanketing connectivity throughout the COTA campus and doing it cost-effectively is a daunting task that requires strategic partnerships.One of these partnerships is with Extenet.
Extenet specializes in high-performance public and private network deployments for indoor and outdoor applications across various industries, including sports, entertainment, hospitality, enterprises and municipalities. The proof is in the execution, and Extenet works with all the tier-one mobile network operators in the U.S.
At COTA, Extenet is making a compelling installation. It includes 21 node locations to boost public cell capacity and bandwidth, more than four miles of fiber, 144 fiber strands per node to support critical backhaul and full 5G track support for essential communications, including race and safety-related operations. The deployed passive infrastructure also supports CBRS spectrum for future private networking use cases.
I'm looking forward to my next visit to COTA as a fan to find out firsthand how these investments in connectivity fuel the fan experience. Moor Insights & Strategy provides or has provided paid services to technology companies like all research and tech industry analyst firms. These services include research, analysis, advising, consulting, benchmarking, acquisition matchmaking, and video and speaking sponsorships.