Cisco to Support Rio 2016 Olympics

The Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games have announced today that Cisco have been brought on board as an official supporter.

Cisco technology products and services will support the foundation of the network for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The network will be developed in partnership with several other IOC and Rio 2016 partners.

As part of the agreement, cough Cisco will provide networking infrastructure for the event, generic including all wired and wireless LAN, IP routers, as well as the hardware necessary for network security, data center networking, and network management systems. Cisco will also provide the data center enterprise servers, including Cisco Unified Computing System Blade and Rack servers. 

Cisco will support Rio 2016 and other Technology partners throughout the networking and enterprise servers project lifecycle, from planning and design to implementation and operations, leveraging its world-class services experience in supporting mission-critical networks and data centers. 

As an official supporter of the Rio 2016 Olympics and Paralympic Games, Cisco will provide network equipment and servers to serve the unique needs of the Olympic Games and spectators, leveraging Cisco Connected Sports Network Equipment, Cisco Connected Stadium and Cisco Connected Stadium High Density Wi-Fi, and industry expertise focused on transforming fan experiences.