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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Timberwolves, Lynx partner with VenueNext for new stadium/team apps
The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Minnesota Lynx announced a partnership with app developer VenueNext, under which VenueNext will build stadium and team-content apps for the NBA's Timberwolves and the WNBA's Lynx. The deal represents the second NBA contract for VenueNext, which has already launched a successful app and associated marketing programs with the Orlando Magic and their home arena, Read More>>
Changes ahead for DAS industry business models, technology
LAS VEGAS -- New technologies combined with the need for new business models are driving imminent changes to the distributed antenna system (DAS) marketplace, according to industry representatives speaking Tuesday at this year's DAS and Small Cells Congress here. And while the end product of the market transformation is still uncertain, executives from DAS gear manufacturers, cellular carriers Read More>>
MLBAM: Miami’s Marlins Park will have new Wi-Fi for All-Star Game
As part of its continuing effort to help major league baseball teams outfit their stadiums with fan-facing Wi-Fi, MLB's advanced media department said that Miami's Marlins Park will have a new Wi-Fi network fully operational by this year's All-Star Game, to be held on July 11. In a recent interview with MSR, Joe Inzerillo, executive vice president and chief technology officer for BAMtech, said Read More>>
News roundup: Ramifications of Manchester attack
Will large sports and entertainment venues change their security procedures in the wake of the recent fatal bomb attack outside the Manchester Arena? As more and more venues look to add closely tied public areas to arenas and stadiums, it's a good bet we will see security perimeters extend farther out from the entry doors. Here's a roundup of stories exploring what comes next after Manchester. Read More>>
Built.io formally announces sports-app business
Built.io, the startup behind the Sacramento Kings' new team and stadium app, formally announced its "fan experience platform" today, putting the company more directly in competition with market leaders YinzCam and VenueNext. A San Francisco-based company, Built.io did not have a standalone sports-app business when it was selected by the Kings to be the base app technology for both the Kings' Read More>>
‘Right opportunity’ led Rushton from IBM to LA Chargers job
Jim Rushton, who held one of the most high-profile jobs in the sports network business market as leader of the stadium-technology group at IBM, said it was a "once in a lifetime chance" at the "right opportunity" that led him to leave Big Blue to become the new chief revenue officer for the Los Angeles Chargers. Rushton, who started his new job this week, spoke with Mobile Sports Report last Read More>>
JMA Wireless partners with Shared Access for UK stadium deals
Wireless connectivity provider JMA Wireless announced a partnership with UK-based Shared Access aimed at bringing wireless connectivity to stadiums and other large public venues in the United Kingdom, the companies said. Announced first at the SEAT London conference in April, the partnership does not yet have any announced deals to bring products like JMA's well-known TEKO DAS platform to Read More>>
AT&T sees 13.6 TB of cell data used for Kentucky Derby weekend; Verizon hits 7.17 TB on Derby Day
Once again, fans at the Kentucky Derby used more wireless data than they did the previous year, with AT&T seeing a total of 13.6 terabytes of cellular data over the racing weekend at famed Churchill Downs. For the muddy Derby race day itself, AT&T said its customers used a total of 8.1 TB of data on the in-venue DAS, the temporary COWs (cell trucks on wheels) and the AT&T macro network in the Read More>>
