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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AT&T: NFL fans used 55% more DAS data this year
AT&T customers who visited NFL stadiums this season used 55 percent more cellular traffic this year than last, according to some year-end figures from AT&T. In the 31 different NFL venues where there is an AT&T DAS AT&T customers used 132.8 terabytes of cellular data this NFL season, with the Dec. 14 Monday night game between the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins topping the single-game Read More>>
Report excerpt: New Wi-Fi at Ole Miss
If you know anything about college football in general, and the SEC in particular, you know football in the south often means big crowds and fun game-day traditions. At the University of Mississippi -- aka Ole Miss -- you have the "Hotty Toddy" cheer and the renowned tailgating atmosphere in "the Grove." And now, you can add fan-facing Wi-Fi in Vaught-Hemingway Stadium to the mix. While some Read More>>
Cuban: Fans shouldn’t look at phones ‘while the ball is in the air’
LAS VEGAS, CES 2016 -- On the subject of wireless technology inside stadiums, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is historically painted as an anti-tech crusader, based on an old story that has become more myth than truth, especially in the stadium-tech marketplace. Thursday at CES, Cuban clarified his thinking on wireless technology use during sports events, with a very clear nuance that shows the Read More>>
Ruckus, DAS Group Professionals, CommScope and Brocade all part of Sacramento Kings’ new tech-forward stadium
Thursday morning at CES here in Las Vegas Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive is scheduled to speak and will no doubt tell the CES attendees about the Kings' new stadium, the Golden 1 Center, and about how tech-loaded it is by design. But Wednesday night details emerged about the vendors helping the Kings with their extensive wireless deployment, and the list includes Ruckus Wireless, DAS Group Read More>>
Commentary: Wi-Fi and DAS ain’t cheap — but can your venue afford not having them?
If I had to guess, I would bet that our news that Texas A&M’s new optical-based stadium network cost “north of $20 million” to build will be one of the most talked-about things in the stadium technology world for the near future. While some may ask “who really has that kind of money to spend” on a stadium network, I think there is an equal question in the opposite direction: Can you afford not to Read More>>
Wi-Fi to the RV: Oklahoma brings Wi-Fi services to RV parking lot
As the University of Oklahoma studies the possibility of bringing Wi-Fi to its football stadium, it has already brought Wi-Fi to a group of dedicated fans: Sooner supporters who park their recreational vehicles in a special lot. Called the SooneRVillage, the designated lot has Wi-Fi coverage to all its 400 spaces, according to David Payne, senior technology strategist for athletics at Oklahoma. Read More>>
5 Bars finally gets official nod for Wi-Fi deployment at Houston’s NRG Stadium; but will use Extreme gear instead of Ruckus
It took a long time, but wireless deployment firm 5 Bars was finally given the official approval as the company leading the installation of Wi-Fi at Houston's NRG Stadium, which is scheduled to host Super Bowl 51 in 2017. Though construction won't be started until after the 2016 NCAA Men's Final Four -- which also takes place at NRG -- the network is scheduled to be completed in time for the Read More>>
NFL Stadium Tech Reviews — NFC West
Editor's note: The following team-by-team capsule reports of NFL stadium technology deployments are an excerpt from our most recent Stadium Tech Report, THE PRO FOOTBALL ISSUE. To get all the capsules in one place as well as our featured reports, interviews and analysis, download your free copy of the full report today. NFC WEST Reporting by Paul Kapustka San Francisco 49ers Levi’s Read More>>
