Esports
CEN’s Content Filtering Service through iboss provides members an enterprise Internet content filtering solution including the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) compliance requirements for E-Rate. CEN’s Content Filtering Service allows members to customize their filter to prevent access to material that violates their organization’s acceptable use policy. This service is included in K-12 and library members’ Internet access offering at no additional cost and scale pricing for all other non-profit members.
Included Features
Cost Effective
Existing CEN members can add a port at any time to their existing router handoff. New members can enjoy our unique pricing model and choose bandwidth tiers ranging from 25 Mbps to 100 Gps. All features included at no additional cost.
Low Latency and Jitter
Leveraging a CEN connection allows for reduced network latency and jitter giving you the advantage with milliseconds can make the difference between winning and losing.
Symmetrical Speeds
CEN provides symmetrical upload and download speeds over 1Gbps, 10Gbps, or 100Gbps Ethernet handoffs.
DDoS Threat Detection and Mitigation
Protects your gamers from DDoS attack threats sometimes used as countermeasures from competitors to slow you down and knock you out.
No Data Caps, No Rate Limiting or Throttling
Burst at any time to the full handoff speed. eSports gaming centers are not used 24×7, so why pay for high committed data rates when there is a better model?
Peering Performance
CEN provides peering with gaming networks and service providers to improve performance and help ensure the best possible experience is delivered to your institution.
CIPA Compliant Web Filtering
For K-12 and Libraries, CEN’s inline enterprise Internet content filtering solution ensures compliance with Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and E-Rate eligibility without agents on your machines slowing them down.
24/7 Premier Support
Backed by CEN’s 24x7x365 Network Operations Center (NOC) who proactively monitors your connection and provides unmatched local engineering support.
Use Cases
Pedagogy and Research
- Teaching and learning in the eSports using embodied learning principles and techniques of games, and gamification
- Utilizes eSports and gaming to promote student motivation, engagement, and learning
- Academic research studying the eSports issues of impact for health, physical well-being, and culture
- Clear links with mathematics, numeracy, statistics, and alignment of STEM curriculum
- The process of building, branding, and managing teams fits neatly with commerce education and business studies
Technical Advantage
- Dedicated and segmented Esports gaming handoff for cost, performance, and security
- Low bandwidths commit and ability to burst at any time
- Better security layered into the connection
Diversity and Inclusivity
- Accessible to a range of students with health and mobility restrictions, as well as other physical disabilities
- Has the potential to introduce a vastly different demographic of school sports ‘stars’ and ‘athletes’
- A way of increasing the participation of under-represented groups in STEM subjects
- A ready alternative for rural and under-resourced schools struggling to find the resources, specialist coaches, and volunteer-time required to keep a sports team running
Team Sports and Communication
- Ideal for students not interested in traditional athletics though want to be part of a team
- Promotes strategic thinking, collaboration, communication, and peer mentorship
- Helps with recruitment and retention of student athletes
- Improves student engagement, scholarship opportunities, and career paths
Why CEN?
QUALITY
CEN’s scalable, resilient network design offers an unmatched combination of performance attributes for speed, latency, reliability, and security.
VALUE
CEN’s cost recovery model provides competitive pricing, custom tailored services, and larger feature sets as compared to other for-profit ISPs.
SERVICE
CEN’s Connecticut based team backs its members with a 24/7/365 Network Operations Center (NOC) and access to senior technical staff for the most consistent, local, expert service available.