FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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Nationwide processing outage affects venue payment systems at Petco Park, Allegiant Stadium
August 21, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Normally event attendees have no idea of what goes on in the background of a stadium's payment-processing business, but when systems go down like they did Saturday night, it's not a pleasant outcome for anyone involved. Details are still being sorted out but apparently a system outage at a company called TSYS, which calls itself "a leading global provider of seamless, secure and innovative Read More>>
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
August 3, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology Read More>>
New report: Coors Field gets Wi-Fi 6 upgrade ahead of All-Star Game
July 11, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Summer 2021 issue, which includes an in-depth profile of the new Wi-Fi 6 network upgrade at the Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field, which will host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this July. Planned ahead of the pandemic, the Coors Field network upgrade includes new equipment from Cisco and some innovative design and deployment tactics from Read More>>
Come visit the new site — Stadium Tech Report!
April 21, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
If you have been reading stories on this site lately, you might not have noticed much that was new -- that is mainly because we have moved all of our activity to our new website, Stadium Tech Report. While we will keep the lights on here at mobilesportsreport.com for a while until we can get everything moved over, the new site is our new home and you should change your bookmark to Read More>>
New Report: FC Cincinnati’s West End Stadium using technology to support safer, easier fan experience
April 5, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Spring 2021 issue, with a profile of the technology being deployed at FC Cincinnati's new West End Stadium. With an eye toward making the fan experience better and safer, the Atomic Data-led deployment of Wi-Fi, entry and concessions technologies provides a robust technology infrastructure. Read our lead profile for all the details! Our latest Read More>>
Shift4 buys VenueNext for $72 million
March 4, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Shift4, a provider of integrated payment processing for a wide range of industries including retail, hospitality and lodging, has purchased stadium app provider VenueNext for $72 million to jump-start a bigger move into the large public venue marketplace. According to press materials released by Shift4, the acquisition "significantly expands Shift4’s presence in large and growing verticals, Read More>>
Extreme Networks to provide Wi-Fi 6 to 16 Major League Baseball stadiums
February 17, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
In one of the biggest sports-venue Wi-Fi deals ever, Major League Baseball said it has selected Extreme Networks as its new "official Wi-Fi solutions provider," a deal that will see Extreme Wi-Fi 6 gear being deployed in at least 16 MLB venues, beginning with the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park. In an announcement today, Extreme and MLB said the deal would bring in-stadium Wi-Fi gear as well as Read More>>
Super Bowl LV Wi-Fi: Low total, but per-fan usage remains steady
February 12, 2021 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Thanks to the reduced crowd size due to the Covid pandemic, the total Wi-Fi data used at Super Bowl LV was well below previous years' numbers -- but the data used per device was nearly equal to last year's number, showing that fans are still using their devices at the "big game" with gusto. Because of needs to socially distance, this year's Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium only Read More>>