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New England Patriots owner the Kraft Group signed a five-year contract with NWN to upgrade its IT infrastructure at Gillette Stadium and a new training facility that will be completed in 2026.
NWN, based in Exeter, Rhode Island, specializes in providing AI-based applications and services. The Kraft Group said it wants to use AI to boost the fan experience at the stadium, which is also home to the New England Revolution Major League Soccer club.
A key goal of the upgrade — which focuses on network connectivity, cloud-based collaboration and AI-based software — is getting the stadium ready for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, said Michael Israel, the Kraft Group’s CIO.
“As we prepare for [the World Cup] and then come off of that, we’ll be looking at what’s next for us in terms of rearchitecting our network,” Israel said. He added that the Kraft Group’s Wi-Fi systems are due for an upgrade soon, and it has potential plans to build a new stadium north of Boston for its soccer team.
“As we go through the architectural plans, it’s not just building a stadium, but how do I architecturally run two stadiums from one location and have our production control rooms [determine] what’s going
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