Verizon's FiOS playing big role in Super Bowl XLIII
by Darren Murph 
posted Feb 1st 2009 at 6:18AM
Verizon FiOS is providing TV and Internet to the NFL Experience in Tampa. This makes Verizon the first ever "non-partner" vendor allowed in the NFL Experience. Verizon FiOS also was selected to wire the Tampa Convention Center and several affiliated hotels in the area.
Some facts about the installation:
· Verizon laid 14,000 yards of fiber – equaling 117 football fields, or close to Ben Roethlisberger's career passing yards –through downtown Tampa for the NFL Experience
· FiOS TV will power 143 TVs throughout 5 downtown venues (NFL Experience, Convention Center and affiliated downtown hotels)
· 116 FiOS TV set top boxes were installed
· 138 data lines were installed
· Nearly 900 digital voice lines were installed
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
somedude @ Feb 1st 2009 6:48AM
"14,000 years of fiber"
wow, thats alot of fiber
(i think)
Rob Cannon @ Feb 1st 2009 9:33AM
It's alot especially when you consider it is about 98 yards per television.
TheeDr @ Feb 1st 2009 7:54AM
Especially if it is "light years" of fiber
Bren747 @ Feb 1st 2009 9:32AM
Thats how long it'll take them to get Fios to where I live.
MacroEQ @ Feb 1st 2009 1:03PM
It looks like that picture was taken in the UK...