1 WWW.EXTREMENETWORKS.COM Case Study The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games will be remembered for the stunning sunshine and for being the year that slopestyle went mainstream. But in technology terms, Sochi will also go down in history as the world’s largest guest network to date – serving over 40,000 users during the Games and ensuring all of the essential communications to support the delivery of the Games were maintained flawlessly. Behind this lay Extreme Networks, the Official Supplier of Network Equipment to Sochi 2014, and a tale of pioneering technology, comprehensive long-term planning and relentless attention to detail, not only during the Games themselves but from the earliest stages of network design. An Early Start The snow had barely melted in Vancouver, the scene of th

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