Arlington, Texas— Lumen Technologies, one of the world’s leading network providers, and the Texas Rangers Baseball Club today announced their partnership extension through the 2021 season.

Lumen Technologies currently acts as the Texas Rangers exclusive technology provider for infrastructure and telecommunications at Globe Life Field. Lumen works to deliver scalable, high-bandwidth connectivity for critical data and apps via a flexible, on-demand networking architecture that intelligently adjusts to real-time capacity needs.

“Lumen has been a tremendous partner in helping us deploy a technology infrastructure at Globe Life Field that will serve us well in enabling the rapid evolution of technology for years to come,” said Mike Bullock, Texas Rangers VP of Information Technology.

As a brand-new facility with the latest innovations in technology, Globe Life Field is among the most technologically advanced stadiums today. The ballpark regularly connects nearly 14,000 devices, a number that increases to over 40,000 devices on game days.

Lumen Technologies solutions at Globe Life Field include,

• 1,200 Wi-Fi access points throughout the ballpark allowing seamless connectivity to free in-park Wi-Fi.
• 10G wavelength point-to-point technology, supporting collaboration and the transfer of video and analytical data in the Texas Rangers front office.
• High-bandwidth capabilities that support the on-site comprehensive camera network.  
• Additional infrastructure and telecommunications support for business and game-day operations at the Texas Rangers Sports Lab and Spring Training Complex in Arizona.

The Rangers first approached Lumen in 2017 to provide a variety of services and cloud technologies as part of the Globe Life Field construction project.  

About Lumen Technologies

Lumen is guided by our belief that humanity is at its best when technology advances the way we live and work. With approximately 450,000 route fiber miles and serving customers in more than 60 countries, we deliver the fastest, most secure platform for applications and data to help businesses, government and communities deliver amazing experiences.

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