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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T-Mobile steps up stadium DAS participation, ahead of 5G future
T-Mobile has stepped up its participation in stadium DAS deployments recently, ahead of what the wireless carrier sees as an eventual shift to 5G technologies sometime in the near future. Recent news announcements of T-Mobile being the first carrier to participate in the new forthcoming distributed antenna system (DAS) at Wrigley Field, as well as joining DAS deployments at Texas A&M's Kyle Read More>>
NFL Wi-Fi update: Cox Business signs tech deal with Arizona Cardinals; Panasonic replaces Extreme at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field
The Arizona Cardinals and Cox Business announced a new multi-year agreement that makes Cox Business the "exclusive technology solutions provider" for the team and its home stadium, the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The new deal sees Cox Business replacing CDW as the main integrator for technology deployments at UoP Stadium, a venue that regularly sees big-time audiences for NFL Read More>>
Join us TODAY: Twitter chat July 27 with Sacramento Kings, Miami Heat, Built.io and BeyondCurious
Want to know more about how and why the Miami Heat and the Sacramento Kings chose the platform and services for their new team and stadium mobile apps? Join us in a Twitter chat on Thursday, July 27 at 10 a.m. Pacific Time in the U.S. (1 p.m. Eastern) with representatives from the Kings, the Heat and their platform providers, including app-platform developer Built.io and design firm BeyondCurious. Read More>>
Wireless connectivity strong at Colorado Rockies’ ‘old’ Coors Field
For someone who covered the origin of major league baseball in Denver, it somehow doesn't seem possible that Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies, is the third-oldest stadium in the National League. But after venerable venues Wrigley Field and Dodgers Stadium, there sits Coors as the next-oldest in line. Opened in 1995, the brick-and-steel venue in Denver's lower downtown has another Read More>>
Falcons’ QB Matt Ryan gets 1st look inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Oh sure, don't let any of us who are part of the stadium technology world in for a peek, but give an inside pass to some guy named Matt Ryan? OK I guess we can forgive the Atlanta Falcons for snubbing us while catering to their MVP QB. At the very least go check out the post about the visit for the latest look inside the venue we're all interested in. Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan visits Read More>>
Strong showing for Wi-Fi network at SunTrust Park
After speaking with the Atlanta Braves via phone about their new home, SunTrust Park, we couldn't wait for our recent visit to Atlanta for the SEAT 2017 Conference. Thanks to a personal tour hosted by Greg Gatti, senior director of information technology for the Braves, Mobile Sports Report got an up-close look at not just the new park's excellent wireless networks but also its impressive Read More>>
Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium nears the finish line
If there's a huge tease to the audience at this year's SEAT Conference in Atlanta it's that there is no official visit planned to the nearby stadium that is on everyone's mind, the Atlanta Falcons' Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Built right next door to the Georgia Dome, the new venue looks all finished from the outside, but there are still construction chain-link fences around it keeping anyone from Read More>>
State of the art network shines through at SunTrust Park
Seasoned major-league baseball fans know better than to get too excited by good performances in April. Many times, long seasons and league-wide competition have a way of taking some of the shine off a sparkling start. In Atlanta, however, Braves fans can start rejoicing now about their brand-new ballpark. If network performance is any clue, the thought, care and execution that went into the Read More>>
