By Sports Business Journal
Publication Date: 2026-01-21 21:10:00
After Shane Lowry sank a 6-foot birdie putt to retain the Ryder Cup for Team Europe, the 38-year-old Irishman wasn’t the only one to jump on the 18th green at Bethpage Black Golf Course in Farmingdale, New York.
With thousands of spectators waiting with bated breath as Team Europe staved off a potential surprise comeback from the United States on the final day, Wi-Fi bandwidth surged as notifications, social media posts and celebratory calls and texts tested the limitations of the temporary network powering Ryder Cup 2025.
Despite the justified escalation, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) engineers and teams behind the scenes were one step ahead thanks to the AI-powered system deployed spanning 1,500 acres to support the latest edition of the “Super Bowl of Golf.”
Monitored throughout the week via a real-time operational intelligence panel, one of the largest temporary networks in the world was not only able to support approximately 250,000 viewers, but also broadcast more than 50…
