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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Stadium Tech Report: Carolina Panthers take ownership of DAS, Wi-Fi at Bank of America Stadium
"The fan is the most valuable member of our team," Jerry Richardson, owner of the Carolina Panthers, is fond of saying. And it's become the virtual mission statement for the Charlotte, N.C.-based National Football League franchise. So even though its home field, the Bank of America Stadium, was built relatively recently (1996), technology has come a long way in two decades. And as the Panthers Read More>>
Spiking the Surface: Why Microsoft’s NFL deal got thrown for a loss
Bill Belichick's very thorough takedown of the Microsoft Surface slapped a fried egg on the face of Microsoft's $400 million deal with the NFL to use the tablets on game-day sidelines. In the latest STADIUM TECH REPORT PODCAST, co-hosts Phil Harvey and Paul Kapustka explore why the deal was flawed from the beginning, and whether or not wireless technology can be counted on to perform in NFL Read More>>
Texas A&M sees 8.2 TB of Wi-Fi + DAS traffic at Kyle Field for Tennessee game
The wireless networks at Texas A&M's Kyle Field continue to prove their heralded capability, as the school reported seeing 8.2 total terabytes of wireless traffic on its stadium Wi-Fi and DAS networks during the Aggies' exciting 45-38 double-overtime victory over Tennessee on Oct. 8. Of that number, approximately 4.4 TB was recorded on the stadium's Wi-Fi network, with another 3.8 TB recorded on Read More>>
World Series fans will have Wi-Fi + DAS at Cleveland’s Progressive Field; cellular only at Wrigley
If you are lucky, loaded or devoted enough to have tickets to any of this year's World Series games, you will have more connectivity choices at Cleveland's Progressive Field than at Chicago's Wrigley Field. Thanks to a Verizon-built Wi-Fi and a separate DAS network that both came online in 2014, the home of the AL champion Indians should be ready for the bucket-list traffic pressures that come Read More>>
Pacers get new Wi-Fi network from Ruckus to replace SignalShare
The Indiana Pacers have signed a 3-year deal with Ruckus Wireless and Wi-Fi analytics and deployment firm Purple to put a new Wi-Fi network into Bankers Life Fieldhouse, the home of both the NBA's Pacers and the WNBA's Indiana Fever. The new network, which the firms said would use 437 Ruckus Wi-Fi APs, will replace a Wi-Fi network installed at Bankers Life Fieldhouse by SignalShare, a Wi-Fi Read More>>
Verizon upgrading Wi-Fi at Lions’ Ford Field
Verizon Wireless is upgrading the Wi-Fi network it originally installed at the Detroit Lions' Ford Field, but is keeping specifics about its upgrade to itself. In a widely quoted press release Verizon said it is adding capacity to the Wi-Fi network it first installed at Ford Field back in 2013, a network that was only open to Verizon customers. According to a story in the Detroit Free Press, Read More>>
Bills, Sabres owners embrace fans through unified ‘One Buffalo’ app feature
If Pegula Sports and Entertainment, owners of the NFL's Buffalo Bills and the NHL's Sabres franchises, had one message for fans, it might be "We've got you covered." With its recently launched MyOneBuffalo app, Pegula has integrated electronic tickets, venue information (parking, concessions, restrooms) and player data, as well as some video extras for the Bills' version. But MyOneBuffalo also Read More>>
Kings turn to startups Built.io, Cartogram for Golden 1 Center app development
For an arena that seeks to redefine the fan experience at a large public venue, it's somehow fitting that the Sacramento Kings have turned to startups for two of the core parts of the new stadium app for their new home, Golden 1 Center. With a main app platform developed by stadium-newcomer Built.io and mapping features provided by Seattle-based startup Cartogram, the Kings have produced a Read More>>
