Friday, July 26, 2013

Bandwidth, we need bandwidth

According to this report at DIS News, AT&T will be the official WiFi provider for DLR and WDW.
AT&T will be adding "ten cell sites across Walt Disney World Resort; more than 25 distributed antenna systems to increase wireless capacity; more than 350 so-called 'small cells' to extend network connectivity; and more than 40 repeaters to boost the mobile performance for both guests and Disney cast members.
It would be interesting to somehow find out what percentage of guests use WiFi.  It must be pretty high - maybe 80%- and the new MyMagic+ system might should increase the usage.  A couple years ago the bandwidth was generally spotty or worse, especially in the rooms.  Over time the performance has gradually improved.  Maybe AT&T will make a noticeable difference or at least keep things from bogging down.

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