TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Global communications services amplify bandwidth for fans, coaches and players.

Upping the bandwidth game

The Buccaneers partnered with Lumen to find a reliable single-vendor network solution to consolidate infrastructure and support on-demand bandwidth increases for 65,000 fans on game day.


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Building an infrastructure designed for growth

Challenges

  • Wanted to consolidate infrastructure and WAN to one vendor
  • Required support for high-bandwidth periods on game day
  • Needed fast, reliable access to digital playbooks and Wi-Fi connected apps

Challenges

  • Wanted to consolidate infrastructure and WAN to one vendor
  • Required support for high-bandwidth periods on game day
  • Needed fast, reliable access to digital playbooks and Wi-Fi connected apps
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Solutions

  • Lumen® Internet Services to consolidate infrastructure and increase reliability, agility and performance
  • Lumen® MPLS/IP VPN for fast, reliable connectivity and easy management with scalability
  • Lumen® Voice Complete® to support centralized voice communications between global operations

Solutions

  • Lumen® Internet Services to consolidate infrastructure and increase reliability, agility and performance
  • Lumen® MPLS/IP VPN for fast, reliable connectivity and easy management with scalability
  • Lumen® Voice Complete® to support centralized voice communications between global operations
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Results

  • Reliable connectivity to all global Buccaneers sites
  • Reduced system downtime and greater visibility into network performance
  • Increased ROI due to decreased costs and improved services

Results

  • Reliable connectivity to all global Buccaneers sites
  • Reduced system downtime and greater visibility into network performance
  • Increased ROI due to decreased costs and improved services
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What works for the Buccaneers

Internet Services

Lumen® Internet Services

Increased network agility, performance and reliability

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Lumen® Internet Services

Increased network agility, performance and reliability

MPLS IPVPN Service

Lumen® MPLS/IP VPN

Flexible and secure any-to-any, point-to-point WAN connections

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Lumen® MPLS/IP VPN

Flexible and secure any-to-any, point-to-point WAN connections

Voice Solutions

Lumen® Voice Complete®

Simplified communications with integrated voice and SIP trunking

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Lumen® Voice Complete®

Simplified communications with integrated voice and SIP trunking

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“We have a lot of day-to-day moving parts, and we would not be able to achieve our goals without Lumen.”

 

—Sam Hart

Director of IT, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Buccaneers Director of IT Sam Hart standing inside Raymond James Stadium

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Based in Florida, the Buccaneers are Tampa Bay’s professional football team. Their home field at Raymond James Stadium seats 65,000 fans and relies on connectivity for peak game day operations—from livestreams to real-time statistics.

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