Calling All New England Sports Fans! NESN Chooses Sidera Networks to Further Enable Quality Sports Programming

Baseball season may be over in the eyes of New England sports fans (sniff, sniff), but cool news from NESN may brighten the day a little for them. New England’s most watched sports network has chosen Sidera Networks, the premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, to enable simulcast programming for regional broadcasts of (future) Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins games. 

Since 2003, NESN has deployed Sidera Networks’ Ethernet, Dark Fiber, Internet Access and Managed Network Solutions for high demand, reliable connectivity to and from major sporting venues throughout Boston.  Recently, Sidera provided a new dark fiber connection to enable the nationwide simulcast of sports programming from the WEEI Sports Radio to its Watertown, MA broadcasting headquarters.  NESN chose to expand its relationship with Sidera because of Sidera’s proven top-quality connectivity and attentive support.  This new solution provides the communications infrastructure required to broadcast Boston-area sports news and programs, support live feeds and enable nationwide broadcasting of the highly popular Dennis and Callahan Show.

“We rely on Sidera Networks for high quality, reliable, ‘always on’ network solutions,” comments David Desrochers, VP Engineering for NESN.  “Since 2003, our experience with Sidera’s network has been flawless.  Sidera continues to implement new services and is able to deliver them under aggressive timelines.”

“Sports fans depend on NESN and its programming partners for the latest sports news and live game broadcasts.  There is no tolerance for delays or network downtime when a game is on and viewers are tuned-in,” said Mike Sicoli, CEO of Sidera Networks. “Our network is engineered to ensure a high quality customer experience and guarantee uptime.  We are thrilled to provide the communications infrastructure that enables quality sports programming to be delivered day in and day out.”

For more information about Sidera and its leading network solutions visit www.sidera.net or follow Sidera on twitter @sidera_networks.

To learn more about NESN, and why it is one of the top rated regional sports networks in the country, visit www.NESN.com.