The loyal fans of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks can now be assured of a better level of cellular connectivity at football games, thanks to a new DAS install at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium, courtesy of AT&T.
Unlike its recent Pac-12 infrastructure deal, the contract to put better cell coverage in Razorback land is being pitched as part of AT&T’s overall network small-cell upgrade, something AT&T calls Project Velocity IP. For us, the part of the budget it comes from doesn’t matter as much as it is another DAS win for AT&T, and this time in the biggest of college football conferences, the SEC.
AT&T even has a press release out on the news, linked here. We’re working on getting a list of all the recent AT&T DAS wins, since it seems like we’re writing about a new one every week. Anyone else out there putting in more DAS deployments? Let us know.
[…] Arkansas, where AT&T had previously deployed DAS in the football arena, it will now also do so in the 19,200-seat Bud Walton Arena. No word yet if this is a neutral host […]