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 Professionals: LAST DAY to take our 2016 stadium tech survey!
If you are a stadium technology professional working for a school, team or stadium ownership group, it's that time of year again -- we need your participation in our 2016 State of the Stadium Technology Survey. Now in its fourth year of existence, the "State of the Stadium" survey is the only independent, large-public-venue research that charts deployments of stadium technology like Wi-Fi, DAS, Read More>>
Virtual Reality and sports stadiums: What will fans see?
Why are stadiums testing out virtual reality (VR) technology for fans, and what is the goal of giving event attendees a "virtual" experience to go along with the one they're getting in person? Episode 6 of the Stadium Tech Report Podcast takes a look at VR use in stadiums, with hosts Phil Harvey and Paul Kapustka breaking down the reasons behind the trials, and whether or not VR will succeed or Read More>>
Golden State Warriors’ Wi-Fi network lease part of planned SignalShare assets auction
The contract covering the operation of the Wi-Fi network at the Golden State Warriors' Oracle Arena is up for auction, as part of the fallout from a lawsuit involving alleged fraudulent business practices by Wi-Fi deployment concern SignalShare. UPDATE, 7/7/16: According to the auctioneers, the auction is currently postponed, due to their claims of a bankruptcy filing by SignalShare. More Read More>>
St. Louis Cardinals team with MLBAM for Busch Stadium Wi-Fi
Working closely with Major League Baseball's Advanced Media initiative, the St. Louis Cardinals activated what's being billed as the league's largest wireless deployment, at least if you measure by overall square footage. The system went live in a phased introduction the week before Memorial Day, according to Cardinals' director of IT Perry Yee. More than 740 Wi-Fi access points were installed Read More>>
Twins to test VR for fans at Target Field
The Minnesota Twins are partnering with SuperSphere VR to offer 5,000 fans the chance to "virtually" walk with a Twins player onto Target Field. On the July 29 test run, the Twins plan to distribute Google cardboard style virtual reality (VR) viewers to the first 5,000 attendees of the night’s game against the Chicago White Sox. The VR viewer offers users a low-cost means of experiencing VR by Read More>>
First look at Minnesota Vikings’ new US Bank Stadium
As part of our new STADIUM TECH REPORT for Q2 2016, Mobile Sports Report was allowed inside the still-under-construction US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, the new home of the NFL's Minnesota Vikings. What follows here are some of the "sneak peek" photos we're allowed to share with you in advance of our full report coming later this summer. For a more picturesque version of these photos, DOWNLOAD THE Read More>>
New Report: US Bank Stadium sneak peek, Wi-Fi analytics and more!
Our newest STADIUM TECH REPORT features a look inside the Minnesota Vikings' new home, US Bank Stadium, with a sneak peek photo essay ahead of the venue's August opening dates. Also included in our latest issue is a feature on Wi-Fi analytics, as well as in-depth profiles of technology deployments at the St. Louis Cardinals' Busch Stadium, and the Buffalo Bills' Ralph Wilson Stadium. Our Q2 Read More>>
Beyonce fans use 2.64 TB of Wi-Fi at Levi’s Stadium
Beyonce and her Formation World Tour came to Levi's Stadium on May 16, and according to stadium network officials the fans in attendance that night used 2.64 terabytes of data on the stadium's Wi-Fi network, a pretty big number when you realize that only 11,410 users connected to the network. Following her cameo appearance at Levi's during the Super Bowl 50 halftime, Beyonce sold out Levi's Read More>>
