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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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Smaller crowd leads to smaller cellular numbers at Super Bowl LV
With limited attendance due to the Covid pandemic, the best bet on Super Bowl LV was that the fans' wireless traffic usage totals -- which in past history have only gone up every year -- would be diminished from previous events. And even as the carriers continue to report numbers with parameters that make them hard to analyze, the bottom line from Sunday's big game -- which had 24,835 fans in Read More>>
Fewer fans a challenge for Super Bowl LV Wi-Fi
The diminished crowd size that will watch Super Bowl LV live Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium presents a unique challenge for the venue's Wi-Fi network operators, who had to fine-tune a wireless deployment that is designed to support a full house. "It's all about optimization of RF [radio frequency]," said John Brams, senior director, venues, retail and logistics at Extreme Networks, the Read More>>
Verizon updates DAS, brings more 5G to Raymond James Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LV
The limited number of fans being allowed to view Super Bowl LV live at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium should have no problem finding wireless connectivity inside the venue, thanks in part to new deployments that include a renovated 4G LTE distributed antenna system (DAS) and 5G cellular infrastructure from Verizon. Ordinarily, the Super Bowl would be the place where once again new records would Read More>>
Zippin checkout-free system debuts at stadiums in Sacramento, Denver
Checkout-free shopping payment systems, where customers simply take items off shelves and are charged automatically as they leave the store, are now arriving in sports stadiums, with startup Zippin leading the way with active installations in Sacramento and Denver. At the Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center and at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, trial concession stands powered by Zippin Read More>>
Vaccination sites popping up at stadiums across the country
While fans are still not allowed to attend events at most stadiums in the U.S., sports venues across the country are now being pressed into service as mass vaccination sites in the latest step in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. From Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL's New England Patriots, to Dodger Stadium and Disneyland in Southern California, the wide-open indoor spaces and easy Read More>>
New Report: AT&T Stadium rewrites the DAS playbook
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Winter 2021 issue, with an in-depth profile of the new, groundbreaking distributed antenna system (DAS) recently installed at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. With its super-dense deployment of approximately 670 network zones and use of cutting-edge MatSing Lens antennas, the new cellular network is designed to handle the biggest demands from Read More>>
SoFi Stadium’s videoboard takes technology to new heights
Once just a vision captured by artist renderings, the main video board at SoFi Stadium is now a stunning reality, showing what's possible when you combine a powerful idea with the technology, construction expertise and the will to make it so. While fans will have to wait for the pandemic to subside before they can fully enjoy its attributes, like its full 4K resolution, the 120-yards long Read More>>
Converged innovation: SoFi Stadium’s networks break new ground
When you spend more than $5 billion building a revolutionary-looking new sports and entertainment venue, it's a good bet that the technology found inside is the best that can be found. What's truly innovative at the new SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is not just the quality and functionality of the technology’s pieces and parts, but also the venue’s embrace of a converged network design, where all Read More>>
