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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Commentary: Time to rethink in-seat delivery?
I have a major scoop: Even though Wrigley Field doesn't have its new Wi-Fi network installed yet, I can confirm that the Friendly Confines has food and drink delivery to fans in all seats. And you don't need an app to order a frosty malt beverage. You simply say, "Hey! Beer man! One over here!" And he walks over and pours you a cold one. Apparently this is not new, but has worked for many, many Read More>>
Wells Fargo Center gets new LED boards for concourses
Joining what looks like a developing trend for stadiums and arenas, the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia will have new LED boards in much of its atrium and concourse area this season, thanks to an ongoing partnership between signage and design provider ANC and Comcast Spectacor, the owner and operator of the venue. According to a recent press release, ANC recently finished a "complete digital Read More>>
Technology and Tradition: How Notre Dame Stadium got its Wi-Fi network
How do you bring new technology into a building and institution that embraces history as an integral part of its brand? There may be many answers but in the sports stadium world, Notre Dame’s renovation of its hallowed football stadium and the addition of high-speed Wi-Fi look like a good example for any other venues trying to solve the same issues. As part of its $400 million "Campus Read More>>
Orlando City Stadium adds high-density Wi-Fi for soccer fans
Resilient. Connected. Reliable. Even before its new stadium opened in March of this year, Orlando City SC, the Major League Soccer franchise in central Florida, knew exactly what it wanted from fan-facing Wi-Fi. Leading that list was networking infrastructure to support the stadium’s 25,500 capacity. The team needed to be able to deliver live streaming video to fans through the team’s Read More>>
Mobilitie brings interim Wi-Fi to L.A. Coliseum
Previously reliant solely on DAS coverage, the Los Angeles Coliseum added Wi-Fi coverage last November in the student section – about 7,500 seats on the bowl’s east side – thanks to a donation of equipment and labor by Mobilitie. The wireless services provider is also in the process of adding Wi-Fi to two sets of club suites -- behind the southern end-zone and on the deck of the Coliseum’s Read More>>
AT&T Stadium, Kyle Field lead in AT&T DAS football traffic
Two of the biggest stadiums in Texas, the Dallas Cowboys' AT&T Stadium and Kyle Field at Texas A&M, have seen the most AT&T cellular traffic on those stadiums' distributed antenna system (DAS) networks so far this football season, according to AT&T. According to statistics provided by AT&T, the Cowboys' home stadium has seen 4.82 terabytes of data for games through Oct. 5, leading all pro Read More>>
Bird of a different feather: Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium takes tech in a new direction
As you walk up to it, the striking angular architecture of Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is a way of telling you, before you even set foot inside, that this building is different from any other stadium you may know. When you get inside, see the eight-petal roof and the circular video "halo board" right below it, those feelings are confirmed. Deeper inside the venue's construction, the theme Read More>>
Iowa’s Kinnick Stadium gets new DAS for 2017
Fans at the University of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium should finally have cellular connectivity this season, thanks to a new neutral-host DAS installed by Connectivity Wireless Solutions over the past offseason. Though we don't have any stats or speed test reports yet, Connectivity Wireless said the DAS was scheduled to begin operation at the start of the season, with fine-tuning taking place during Read More>>
