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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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New Report: Wi-Fi arrives at Ohio Stadium
September 30, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Fall 2019 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 Ohio Stadium, which is already the top collegiate Wi-Fi network in the country, Read More>>
Aruba’s Chuck Lukaszewski talks Wi-Fi 6 and venues on the Stadium Tech Report Podcast!
September 20, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Welcome back to the Stadium Tech Report podcast! We are extremely happy to kick off the new series of recorded chats by welcoming Chuck Lukaszewski to talk about the new Wi-Fi 6 standard and how it's going to help networks inside large public venues like sports stadiums. If you don't know Chuck, he is Vice President of Wireless Strategy & Standards at Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, Read More>>
Ohio State sees 13.3 TB of Wi-Fi data used at home opener
September 18, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
With almost 2,000 access points and the possibility of more than 100,000 Ohio State fans logging on, it was a good bet to think that the new Wi-Fi network at Ohio Stadium would produce some big numbers when it went live. And now, we have numbers to back up that bet, as according to the school, the new Wi-Fi network saw 13.3 terabytes of data used during the season home opener Aug. 31 vs. Florida Read More>>
Patriots see 11.58 TB of Wi-Fi data used at home opener
September 10, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
The unveiling of the latest Super Bowl banner by the New England Patriots helped lead to another record night of Wi-Fi usage at Gillette Stadium, with 11.58 terabytes of data used by fans at Sunday night's 33-3 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. According to figures from Gillette Wi-Fi provider Extreme Networks, 44,906 of the 65,878 in attendance Sunday night connected to the Wi-Fi network at Read More>>
AT&T launching 5G-powered ‘fan experiences’ at AT&T Stadium for Cowboys opener
September 5, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
AT&T is launching what it calls '5G experiences' for fans at AT&T Stadium on Sunday during the Dallas Cowboys' NFL home opener, including some augmented-reality experiences that will let fans take selfies with huge-sized virtual NFL players or dodge virtual tacklers in an AR-type game. While the 5G network powering the experiences inside the stadium won't be open or available for general use, Read More>>
First Look: Inside Chase Center, the Golden State Warriors’ new home
August 26, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
The first event is coming up fast, but Mobile Sports Report got a sneak peek inside Chase Center, the new home of the Golden State Warriors, thanks to the photographic efforts of one of our "field scout" team members, Brian Nitenson, who attended a season ticket-holders event this weekend. Our first reaction to the photo stream is simply 'wow!,' and we can't wait until we can see an event there Read More>>
Closer Look: MatSing ball antenna deployment at Amalie Arena
August 15, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
Taking advantage of a cross-Florida drive, Mobile Sports Report finally got a live look at the MatSing ball antenna deployment at the Tampa Bay Lightning's Amalie Arena, part of a new neutral-host DAS being built by AT&T. Some early returns on the MatSing ball network performance have gained a lot of attention, with rumors floating around this summer of multiple MatSing deployments either in Read More>>
Bigger is better for San Francisco Giants with new video board at Oracle Park
August 5, 2019 By Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment
When it comes time for a stadium to replace its main video board, the rule of thumb almost always is that bigger is better. The San Francisco Giants certainly think so, as the team replaced its main outfield display this season with a new screen that is three and a half times bigger, and a lot sharper than the previous technology. Though he said it wasn’t a slam-dunk decision internally, Read More>>