You might only see the action on the playing field, but behind the scenes, it takes a lot of technology to support college athletics. Today, schools and their athletes need to stay ahead of the competition more than ever by incorporating collaborative digital tools for everything from personalized training apps to video capabilities for reviewing plays and archival footage. It’s no exception for Army Athletics of West Point, the oldest of the five American service academies educating cadets for commissioning into the United States Army.

Battle for Network Reliability

Located on the western bank of the Hudson River, which is a structurally challenging service area to cover, historic West Point is home to 15 men’s and nine women’s teams in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). When the Army Athletics Association (AAA) recognized gaps within their current IT infrastructure, including security missteps and low network speeds, they knew it was time to lean on an expert for help. Their information technology system began producing flaws, as off-the shelf switches and routers no longer had bandwidth to support the streaming needs of their growing number of media visitors.

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SOURCE Sharp Electronics Corporation