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Nokia sponsors Apex Legends esports event over Wi-Fi


GamesBeat is excited to partner with Lil Snack to have customized games just for our audience! We know as gamers ourselves, this is an exciting way to engage through play with the GamesBeat content you have already come to love. Start playing games here.  Nokia today announced it is working with SCUF and Oversight Esports, […]

We’re excited to work alongside EA Sports and other gaming industry leaders such as Oversight Esports and SCUF, to deliver this industry-first tournament-style event run over Wi-Fi.” Nokia’s world-class Beacon technology is an excellent example that does this, and for some, it’s literally changing the game, allowing those that live in rural areas to effectively compete with professional gamers from around the world in competitive esports like Apex Legends.” So our Nokia Beacon 10s are running custom software that we wrote specifically for the event that can identify Apex Legends traffic and treat it to provide the most consistent latency experience possible,” he said.

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