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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Notre Dame sees 6.2 TB of Wi-Fi traffic for Georgia game
The final score on the football field may not have made Fighting Irish fans happy, but on the connectivity side of things the new Wi-Fi network at Notre Dame Stadium scored a big win with 6.2 terabytes of traffic used during Notre Dame's Sept. 9 home game against Georgia. Deployed by AmpThink, the new Wi-Fi network is part of a $400 stadium renovation called Campus Crossroads that debuted in Read More>>
MSR at MWC: Come see us in San Francisco!
If you are attending the Mobile World Congress Americas show this week in San Francisco, make sure you check out the Thursday morning series of keynote presentations moderated by yours truly, including a "fireside chat" with Al Guido, president of the San Francsico 49ers. Al and I will talk about Levi's Stadium and how the Niners are using their digital strategy to better engage fans... be sure to Read More>>
NFL Wi-Fi update: AT&T Stadium adds 667 APs
With today's main NFL season schedule already underway, here is a quick update on all the NFL stadium Wi-Fi updates we know about that are either finished or still under construction for the 2017 season: -- AT&T Stadium, already the location of the biggest (by number of APs) stadium network we know of, is in the process of adding another 667 APs, a project scheduled to be finished in the next Read More>>
Verizon: Still no data charges for live NFL streaming via NFL Mobile app
There's less fanfare around the decision this year (and no official press release we can find) but according to Verizon for the 2017 NFL season the wireless carrier will continue its plan from last year and won't charge its metered-plan customers for data used while watching live NFL games via the NFL Mobile app. Free online slot games are the perfect place to start playing - Read More>>
The MSR Interview: David Payne, University of Oklahoma
Welcome to the new season of MSR Podcasts! We are thrilled to start off this season of interviews with one of our favorite people from the realm of stadium technology deployment and operation -- David Payne, who is the senior technology strategist at the University of Oklahoma. With "school in session," join us as we talk with David about how a patient, steady approach to technology deployments Read More>>
Denver Broncos, Verizon bring Wi-Fi blitz to Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Even as the team on the field seeks to regain its recent Super Bowl champion status, Denver Broncos fans will have something they can all cheer this season -- vastly improved Wi-Fi networking service, which is now available to all fans and not just Verizon Wireless customers. Even though we found good connectivity on our last visit to Sports Authority Field at Mile High two seasons ago, the Read More>>
Long-promised Mobilitie DAS goes live at San Jose Earthquakes’ Avaya Stadium
The San Jose Earthquakes' Avaya Stadium, which opened more than two years ago, finally has a working DAS, according to a press release from DAS provider Mobilitie. Mobilitie, which won the deal back in 2015, said its neutral-host deployment has more than 150 antennas. The release did not say which carriers have agreed to deals or are live on the system; we are awaiting a response to an email to Read More>>
Comcast Business to power Wi-Fi at Little Caesars Arena
Comcast Business has signed up as the Internet bandwidth provider for the soon-to-open Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, as part of an $11 million capital expenditure deal that will also bring assorted voice, video and other services to both the new arena and the surrounding "District Detroit." According to a press release from Comcast Business, the service provider will bring two 100-gig Read More>>
