Extreme Networks and Carousel Industries have a significant vendor-partner relationship, with Carousel being one of Extreme’s top-three revenue producing partners in the Americas.

“We like partners that drive that end-to-end connectivity solution, and that’s what Carousel brings to the table,” John Brams, director, sports and entertainment at Extreme, told us.

And that’s why when executives at Gillette Stadium, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots, discussed an upgrade to the initial Extreme network that the vendor installed by itself in 2012, Extreme asked to bring in a partner (Carousel) that could deliver the end-to-end solution set, including the services and technology. Carousel served as integrator, delivered professional services, setup, procurement and project management, overseeing the numerous subcontractors.

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