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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Ookla shares Speedtest data from CenturyLink Field, other stadiums
Anyone who follows Mobile Sports Report knows that I use the Speedtest app from Ookla to measure stadium network performance whenever I visit a sporting venue. While my one-man tests do show some measure of network power, I always dreamed of harnessing the results from many fans at the same game to see a better picture of the network performance. Well, Speedtest's creators think along the same Read More>>
Verizon drops data charges for live NFL streaming via NFL Mobile app
Are you ready for football? And are you ready for cellular company wars around viewing football on your phone? Verizon kicked off the 2016 NFL season with an announcement Friday that it would no longer charge its customers for data used while watching live NFL games via the NFL Mobile app, perhaps the biggest sign that the battle we predicted is now fully underway. From our perspective, some of Read More>>
Why did Olympics streaming soar, and broadcast TV fail? Podcast episode No. 7 explores why online sports is winning
The drop in prime-time TV viewership for the recent Rio Olympics was a bit of a head-scratcher for many, especially in light of the soaring numbers for online viewership of the same games on various streaming outlets. In the STADIUM TECH REPORT PODCAST episode 7, hosts Phil Harvey and Paul Kapustka explore and explain why this shift from scripted to live happened, and what it means for all types Read More>>
Sacramento Kings’ Golden 1 Center will use really fast fiber technology from CommScope
Since the Sacramento Kings are already talking about bandwidth-hogging applications like virtual reality replays for fans who visit the new Golden 1 Center, it's perhaps no surprise that the venue will also have some of the fastest, highest capacity fiber network technology at its core. On Tuesday, the Kings and network infrastructure provider CommScope announced that Golden 1 Center will be Read More>>
Will cellular carrier aggregation matter in stadium networks?
Over the past few days, both Sprint and Verizon Wireless have made announcements about a technique called "carrier aggregation" (CA for short) for LTE cell networks that basically bonds together different frequency channels to bring more bandwidth to a mobile device. Though the premise sounds great, what we here at MSR HQ haven't been able to ascertain yet is whether or not this technique will Read More>>
Wi-Fi network powers rich data collection at Mall of America
If you're shopping for mobile customer data, why not just go to the mall? That’s what Minnesota’s Mall of America did, not by finding a service that sells such information, but by investing in a massive and complex Wi-Fi network, designed and deployed by AmpThink using Cisco gear. And the service is free for Mall visitors. While being an attractive guest feature, the service simultaneously Read More>>
NRG Stadium Wi-Fi ‘soft launches’ at Texans preseason game
The Houston Texans gave their fans more to cheer about with a 16-9 preseason victory over the New Orleans Saints last Saturday, but what might have made a lot of people happy at NRG Stadium was the unofficial debut of the stadium's new Wi-Fi network, which was available in a sort of "soft launch" mode. We say "sort of," because according to people who were at the game there was pretty heavy Read More>>
Belmont, Saratoga race tracks to get VenueNext app in 2017
Operators of the famed Belmont Park and Saratoga Race Course horse-racing tracks have signed a deal with VenueNext to bring that company's mobile app platform to both venues in 2017, with features including online betting integrated into the mobile app. In an announcement Monday, the New York Racing Association (NYRA) said it will use VenueNext's platform and mobile app to provide a set of Read More>>
