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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VenueNext debuts new strategy, products at University of Florida
Created in 2014 to provide stadium apps for sports teams, VenueNext has pivoted toward focusing on mobile commerce services, a strategy that includes building web-based apps for teams, schools and other large public venues as well as for big events. Though the company hasn't completely given up on building team and stadium apps, executives at VenueNext pointed toward the company's partnership Read More>>
Stadium Tech Report: New Wi-Fi network soars at Ohio State
With its long tradition of excellence in all things pertaining to college football, is it any surprise that when the Ohio State University finally got Wi-Fi installed at Ohio Stadium the network would instantly be one of the best around? Over this past offseason, the school oversaw the first comprehensive installation of a fan-facing Wi- Fi network inside the venerable “Horseshoe,” with almost Read More>>
Carolina Panthers and Beam Wireless testing CBRS at Bank of America Stadium
The Carolina Panthers and Beam Wireless are currently testing a live CBRS network at Bank of America Stadium, as a sort of experience-gathering exercise that the team hopes will help them roll out services and applications on the new bandwidth sometime soon. "It's a trial right now but we see this definitely becoming something permanent," said James Hammond, director of IT for the Panthers, in Read More>>
Biggest NBA video board at Chase Center profiled in our latest VENUE DISPLAY REPORT!
Mobile Sports Report is pleased to announce the third issue of our new VENUE DISPLAY REPORT, with in-depth profiles of display technology at Chase Center, the new home of the NBA's Golden State Warriors, and Fiserv Forum, new home of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. No need to sign up or register -- just click on the image below and start reading the issue today! A new vertical-specific offering Read More>>
Broncos fans get technology to help speed up concessions at Mile High
Can technology finally help improve one of the biggest pain points in the game-day experience, namely waiting in line for concessions? At the Denver Broncos' Empower Field at Mile High, a number of new technology initiatives debuted this year, all designed to improve the fan experience around concession purchases by providing more choice and streamlined checkout procedures. While there are no Read More>>
Ohio State adds another top-5 Wi-Fi day; Nebraska, Mile High also add to list
Even in the middle of a game-long rainstorm, fans at Ohio Stadium for Ohio State's 38-7 victory over visiting Wisconsin on Oct. 25 still used 17.0 terabytes of data on the stadium's new Wi-Fi network, a total that is the fourth-highest number we know of in our ongoing unofficial tally of big stadium Wi-Fi events. According to figures provided to us by Ohio State, there were 61,997 unique Read More>>
Wi-Fi 6 research report: Download it now!
As a service to our readers Mobile Sports Report is making the Wi-Fi 6 Research Report we offered earlier this summer as a standalone download, for easier reading, consumption and sharing. Download the report here and start learning more about Wi-Fi 6 today! With a wide range of technical improvements, Wi-Fi 6 will greatly advance the entire Wi-Fi ecosystem, for all types of uses. But for venue Read More>>
Converged fiber network the hidden gem at Dickies Arena
With its soaring roof and its high-end cosmetic finishes, Fort Worth’s new Dickies Arena will be a wonder to look at for fans of all events that will take place there. But what may be even more impressive, certainly from an IT perspective, is something you can’t see: The single, converged fiber network that supports all network operations, including the cellular DAS, the arena Wi-Fi and the Read More>>
