FCC Enforcement Bureau Cites Work of Field Agents at Super Bowl
FCC field agents helped safeguard massive wireless traffic flows at the Super Bowl, said Enforcement Bureau Chief Travis LeBlanc and Acting Field Director Charles Cooper in a blog post Thursday. "Whether in the vicinity of the stadium or streaming the…
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game online, the wireless network traffic is immense," they said. "During this year’s Super Bowl, according to one media report, more than 10 terabytes of data traversed the WiFi network at Levi's Stadium on Super Bowl Sunday, the equivalent of streaming 6,000+ hours of HD video." Such usage creates huge spectrum demand, making it critical that FCC rules are followed, they said. EB field agents formed "a defensive line" against harmful or malicious interference to the communications at the game, they said, noting the Public Safety Bureau also works on big special events. Team members worked to resolve numerous interference issues "before, during, and after the game," using various resources, including "next generation monitoring and direction-finding technology," they said.