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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San Antonio Spurs refresh mobile app with new features from YinzCam
The San Antonio Spurs announced a new version of the team's mobile app, which includes new features both for fans attending Spurs home games at AT&T Center as well as for fans following the team remotely. The new features were added to the app by developer YinzCam, which also designed previous versions of the team's app. According to YinzCam and the Spurs, a new interface designed for clarity Read More>>
Average per-fan Wi-Fi use total jumps again at Super Bowl 52
After a year where the actual amount of average Wi-Fi data used per connected fan at the Super Bowl dropped, the trend of more data used per fan reversed itself again to a new peak at Super Bowl 52, with an average total of 407.4 megabytes per user. Even though the number of unique connections to the Wi-Fi network at U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl 52 also increased to a record 40,033 users Read More>>
BNP Paribas Open serves up new app from YinzCam
The BNP Paribas Open, one of the premier stops on the professional tennis tour, has tapped YinzCam to provide a new app for this year's event that includes support for a wide range of services including ticket purchases, wayfinding, transportation to and from the venue, and a schedule of matches. The new app, available for iOS and Android devices, is the first tennis-venue app for YinzCam, Read More>>
JMA touts virtualized RAN for DAS with new XRAN platform
The marketplace for in-building distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments got an interesting jolt Monday with JMA Wireless's announcement of its new XRAN software platform, which promises to bring the flexibility and cost savings of hardware virtualization to the world of Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment. In a quick nutshell, the idea behind JMA's XRAN is to use software and Read More>>
Tampa Bay Lightning pick Venuetize for new Amalie Arena app
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Amalie Arena have selected developer Venuetize for a new team and stadium app that will bring features including a multi-purpose digital wallet that will help fans manage their ticket options for hockey games and other events at the venue. Announced in January, the new app is already available for iOS and Android devices. According to the team, the app supports the Read More>>
Minneapolis airport sees 6 TB of Wi-Fi traffic day after Super Bowl
A day after Super Bowl 52 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis set new records for wireless data consumption, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport had a big wireless day of its own, with 6 terabytes of traffic used on the airport's Wi-Fi network and another 6.5 TB on the Verizon cellular network. Eduardo Valencia, vice president and chief information officer for the Metropolitan Read More>>
Connectivity at the core of Little Caesars Arena, District Detroit
Bringing great wireless connectivity to a new stadium is almost table stakes these days. But building up a nearby commercial district -- and keeping connectivity high outside the venue's walls -- is a bet of another level, especially in Detroit where networks extend outside the new Little Caesars Arena into the 50-block District Detroit. Following the arena's opening in September of 2017, the Read More>>
Fans use 16.31 TB of Wi-Fi data during Super Bowl 52 at U.S. Bank Stadium
It is now official -- we have a new record for most Wi-Fi data used at a single-day event, as fans at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52 used 16.31 terabytes of data on the Wi-Fi network. According to statistics compiled by Extreme Networks during the Philadelphia Eagles' thrilling 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots Sunday night, the AmpThink-designed network which uses Read More>>
