GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — As 40,000 Boy Scouts, volunteers and others take part in the 2017 National Jamboree, they will be able to keep up to date with all things happening at the Summit Bechtel Family National Reserve and back home as a result of an improved technology infrastructure.
AT&T Inc., one of the Jamboree’s corporate sponsors, has invested more than $5 million in new equipment, such as cell and Wi-Fi towers, since the previous Jamboree in 2013. This includes 10 cell towers and multiple access points set up throughout the Fayette County facility
Six cell towers are decorated to represent camp identifiers.
“Our youth today are connected more than they ever have been,” said Paul Bodford, AT&T’s Mid-Atlantic network director and online Aktien kaufen und verkaufen. “AT&T wants to make sure they have the same experience (at the Jamboree.)”
Bodford said the additional technology is able to handle the increased use of Scouts as they partake in activities at the 10-day gathering.
“It’s the equivalent of the city of Beckley, West Virginia,” he said. “We have that much capacity built into this area.”
In addition to the towers, AT&T also helped create a free app specifically for the Jamboree.
The app allows users to search through a list of activities, check wait times and find points of interests among other features.
“It’s really a logistic tool for the Scouts while they are here throughout the week,” Bodford said.
The app will even allow keep up with their troop and find them during group activities.
AT&T also sponsors the Summit Bechtel Reserve’s stadium, and company chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has served as the Boy Scout of America’s national president since May 2016.