Monterey Jazz Festival uses Meraki's outdoor network

Monterey Jazz Festival in California, US, has completed its Wi-Fi-enabled music festival using cloud-based wireless networking company Meraki's outdoor 802.11n network. Meraki outdoor 802.11n network transferred over 10GB of data to the Monterey Jazz Festival's 35,000 attendees. Alvarez Technology Group (ATG) deployed and managed the network, providing free high-speed Wi-Fi throughout the festival. In addition to providing free Wi-Fi for attendees, Monterey Jazz Festival used the wireless network to stream high-definition video of six performances through its website. Over 4,000 jazz fans watched live streaming performances from as far away as Slovakia and Senegal. Some festival attendees even watched the streaming video on their mobile devices to see performances on other stages. The streaming video was made possible with Meraki's outdoor 802.11n MR66 access points, which provided internet access to the stages via mesh networking. The deployment included a private network for MJF staff and a free public network for attendees. Alvarez Technology Group also deployed Meraki's Cloud Controller to open more bandwidth to the public network.