Field reports
Real Networks. Real Numbers. Real Consequences.
Most wireless content explains the standard. These reports document what happened when the standard met sand, speedways, cruise ships, and cities — the deployments I designed, with the numbers to prove it.
The deep dives
Published case studies
McAllen: 1,000 APs in 60 Days
The pandemic digital-divide build — 24 CBRS base stations, 1,000+ APs, $3.1M, a whole city connected.
Public Wi-Fi · PasspointJuneau: ~2M Sessions a Week
Cruise-corridor Wi-Fi serving 3.6× the city's population on a 60 GHz mesh — with zero added IT staff.
Live events · BroadcastWSL: Three Iconic Breaks
Judging, broadcast, and PCI-compliant payments at Huntington, Pipeline, and the 2028 Olympic venue.
One year in the field
The 2025 season
Seven major deployments, four states, one discipline: the show must go on, and it rides on RF.
World Surf League — Pipe Pro
Banzai Pipeline, North Shore, O'ahu — Real-time judging and broadcast at the sport's most dangerous wave.
Coca-Cola 600
Charlotte Motor Speedway, NC — NASCAR's longest night — 600 miles of racing with a speedway full of fans.
World Surf League — Trestles Pro
Lower Trestles, San Clemente, CA — Competition connectivity at the 2028 Olympic surf venue, a trail-access beach with zero fixed infrastructure.
World Surf League — US Open of Surfing
Huntington Beach, CA — The world's largest surf competition: 400,000+ estimated visitors, PCI-segmented POS, live scoring.
Palm Tree Music Festival
Santa Barbara Polo Fields, Montecito, CA — Sold-out festival headlined by John Mayer and Kygo — vendors, artist media, and thousands of fans on outdoor multi-gig Wi-Fi. Full report coming.
SocialFest 2025
South Texas — Community-scale event production and connectivity. Full report coming.
Amazon re:Invent — Five Guys
Las Vegas, NV — The largest Five Guys in North America, running six POS lanes, four kiosks, and six menu boards through re:Invent week. Full report coming.
Planning something like this? Start with the capacity estimator or the deployment checklist — then talk to me.