LOUISIANA SUPERDOME: Rebuilding after Katrina
Comerica Park was not the only stadium to sport new internet technology in 2006. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, the Louisiana Superdome — which sheltered thousands of area residents during the storm — has deployed a new IP network from Nortel.
The converged voice and data network is outfitted with mobile broadband service, IP telephones and Wi-Fi handheld scanners to validate tickets as fans enter the arena. The network also contains security software — including Nortel's Switched Firewalls, Enterprise Network Management System and Threat Protection System — to prevent intrusion while analyzing traffic to detect existing and emerging threats.
“We are laying the foundation to give Superdome guests and staff an extraordinary communications experience,” said Steve Slattery, president of Nortel's Enterprise Solutions division. — Dan Kaplan