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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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Wi-Fi breathes new life into ‘The Swamp’ at the University of Florida
Can Wi-Fi help bring new life to an old venue? In a way, that happened this fall when the University of Florida lit up a stadium-wide Wi-Fi network at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the 88,548-seat venue known by most as just "The Swamp." Though at Florida, like most SEC stadiums, the fans don’t really need any technology to fire them up, the addition of a NFL-caliber Wi-Fi network from Extreme Read More>>
Verizon: 5G, CBRS part of wireless network mix at Super Bowl LIV
In addition to stadium-wide Wi-Fi and 4G LTE cellular coverage, Super Bowl LIV in Miami will also include 5G millimeter-wave networks as well as a small trial of live CBRS deployments inside Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, according to Verizon. The mix of wireless coverage is all designed to answer the annual ever-increasing demand for bandwidth at what has historically been the sporting world's Read More>>
Superdome sees 10+ TB of Wi-Fi data at college playoff championship
The upgraded Wi-Fi network in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome passed its first big test, with 10.12 terabytes of data used during the College Football Playoff National Championship between LSU and Clemson on Jan. 13. With 76,885 spectators in attendance to witness LSU’s 42-25 victory in the championship game (including President Trump, his entourage and accompanying security personnel), Read More>>
Warriors go ‘biggest’ with Chase Center digital displays
With a once-in-a-lifetime chance to build the best basketball arena around, the Golden State Warriors went all in on digital displays at Chase Center, installing the NBA's largest video board while putting in more pixels overall than any other arena in the league. The the star of the show is the centerhung video board, a mammoth 9,699-square-foot display from Samsung’s Prismview with 15 Read More>>
Levi’s Stadium sees its second-highest Wi-Fi mark with nearly 6 TB at Niners-Vikings playoff game
The first NFL playoff game at Levi's Stadium last Sunday saw the second-highest Wi-Fi data usage mark for the venue, with 5.95 terabytes used, according to figures provided by the San Francisco 49ers. While that mark may eventually be eclipsed at this weekend's NFL Championship game against the visiting Green Bay Packers, the packed house of 71,649 fans who witnessed the Niners' 27-10 victory Read More>>
Wireless outlook for 2020: Will the iPhone 11 drive faster Wi-Fi 6 adoption?
You may not immediately think of Apple as a huge driver in the Wi-Fi business, but some initial data points surfacing at early Wi-Fi 6 network deployments may be showing that Apple's decision to include Wi-Fi 6 support in its new iPhone 11 line could end up driving faster adoption of the latest version of Wi-Fi technology. As always with any such predictions we suggest you order a side grain of Read More>>
Mercedes-Benz Superdome’s Wi-Fi upgrade ready for college championship game
You didn't have to strain to detect the air of renewal in New Orleans this past fall. By the river, in the French Quarter and surrounding neighborhoods there's been construction cranes, scaffolding and fresh paint. Drive by the skyline-dominating Superdome at night, and you'll see a three-point star projected on its façade. Known as the Mercedes-Benz Superdome since 2011, it's more visual Read More>>
New Report: Oklahoma leads the way with Wi-Fi 6
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Winter 2019-20 issue of our STADIUM TECH REPORT series, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Our latest issue contains an in-person report on the new Wi-Fi 6 network installed at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and another in-person visit to see Read More>>
