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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ExteNet acquires Dallas-based TPI, which provides DAS infrastructure to AT&T Stadium
More consolidation in the in-building wireless marketplace happened today with the announcement that Lisle, Ill.-based ExteNet Systems acquired Dallas-based Telecommunications Properties, Inc., (TPI) in a deal whose terms were not disclosed. ExteNet, which runs DAS systems in many venues like Miami's Marlins Park, was acquired itself last year by telecom investment group Digital Bridge Holdings Read More>>
AmpThink brings Wi-Fi to Mall of America: So far, 486 TB of data used by 320K unique clients
Lately the sports stadium technology business has seen some big wireless-usage events, like Super Bowl 50, WrestleMania 32 and the Kentucky Derby, where fans keep setting records with terabytes of wireless use. We know it's not a stadium, but now that we have some stats from the new Wi-Fi network AmpThink installed at the Mall of America, prepare yourself for a new level of consumption: How does Read More>>
Cellular use tops 12 TB for Kentucky Derby day — 20 TB+ for Derby weekend
Wireless data use at Saturday's Kentucky Derby broke records all around, as major wireless carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless both reported new event-usage top totals, with AT&T seeing 6.7 terabytes of data use while Verizon recorded 5.5 TB, for a total of 12.2 TB used during the Run for the Roses day. Last year, AT&T saw 5.1 TB of traffic on the Churchill Downs DAS and some extra infrastructure, Read More>>
Cavs, Budweiser and YinzCam bring virtual reality experiment to Cleveland fans
Approximately 750 fans were able to use the Cleveland Cavaliers' stadium app and some cardboard headsets to get a virtual-reality experience while at Quicken Loans Arena for Wednesday's playoff game between the Cavs and the Atlanta Hawks, according to the team. Since we weren't at the Q we couldn't see the videos but according to the Cavs there was some VR content available Wednesday night via Read More>>
First round of NHL playoffs saw 8.6 TB of data used on AT&T networks
They're smaller than football stadiums so hockey arenas aren't going to generate wireless-data numbers as big as we've seen at events like the Super Bowl. But according to AT&T, wireless data use by NHL fans at playoff time took a big leap forward in the first round of the Stanley Cup action, with an average 41 percent increase in data use versus regular-season games at the same venues. In Read More>>
Churchill Downs picks VenueNext for new Kentucky Derby app
Fans at this year's Kentucky Derby will be able to find their way around historic Churchill Downs and place bets on races via a new venue mobile app, designed by VenueNext, the app developer for Levi's Stadium and other football, baseball and basketball teams. Most of the standard features of the VenueNext app platform, including interactive wayfinding and digital ticketing support, will be Read More>>
Twitter and the NFL: What does the deal mean for team apps and mobile video? Stadium Tech Report Podcast No. 3 tells you!
Episode 3 of the STADIUM TECH REPORT PODCAST is live, in which hosts Phil Harvey and Paul Kapustka discuss the NFL's Thursday Night Football streaming deal with Twitter, and what that deal means for both team stadium apps in particular and for mobile video use in general. Take a listen and let us know what you think! SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST: Here is the link to the podcast on iTunes! Read More>>
Let the NFL streaming battles begin: AT&T brings live streaming to basic Sunday Ticket plan
If you are a regular MSR reader you may remember that when the AT&T/DirecTV acquisition came to pass, we wondered how long it would take before AT&T and Verizon started battling each other in the quest to bring live NFL action to fans on their phones. The answer: wait no more, the battle's here. Today, AT&T announced that all subscribers to the DirecTV Sunday Ticket plan "will be able to stream Read More>>
