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No fans at MetLife Stadium for Jets or Giants ‘until further notice’

July 20, 2020 by Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment

Add the New York Jets and the New York Giants to the list of NFL teams that won’t have fans in the stands if games take place this season.

In a joint announcement the teams said that due to restrictions set by N.J. Governor Phil Murphy to deal with the Covid-19 crisis, a limit of 500 people at outdoor gatherings would apply to any games being held at MetLife Stadium. To comply with those restrictions the Jets and Giants said “we support Governor Murphy’s decision in the interest of public health and safety and, until circumstances change, we will play our games without the benefit of fans in attendance.” The teams also said that fans would not be allowed at 2020 training camp or practice sessions.

Rutgers University also said it would comply with the governor’s restrictions, which would limit fans to 500 people at any games that take place. As part of the Big Ten, Rutgers is already looking at a potential season with only conference games. The first game currently on Rutgers’ schedule is a Sept. 26 game at Ohio State.

Filed Under: coronavirus, Covid-19, NFL Tagged With: coronavirus, Covid-19, MetLife Stadium, Mobile Sports Report, New York Giants, New York Jets, NFL, Paul Kapustka

Stadium Tech Report — NFL stadium technology reports — NFC East

November 13, 2014 by Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment

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 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 EAST

Reporting by Chris Gallo

Dallas Cowboys
AT&T Stadium
Seating Capacity: 105,121
Wi-Fi – Yes, 1,525 access points
DAS – Yes, 1,374 antennas
Beaconing – No

AT&T Fan Experience board with single message

Everything is bigger in Texas – including connectivity. AT&T Stadium features 1,525 Wi-Fi access points and 1,374 DAS antennas. That’s enough cellular capacity to service the small suburb of McKinney, Texas. While watching Tony Romo target Dez Bryant, Cowboys fans will notice a new 130-foot LED display along the east platform. The AT&T Fan Experience board features 40 robotic panels that work in combination with other stadium displays to entertain fans all game along. And don’t forget the big TV hanging in the middle of the place!

New York Giants
MetLife Stadium
Seating Capacity: 82,500
Wi-Fi – Yes, 850 access points
DAS – Yes, over 600 antennas
Beaconing – No

The Super Bowl champions just three years ago, it appears their bunk mates’ play is rubbing off on the Giants. Like the cross-town Jets, the G-Men missed the playoffs for the second straight season last year. If it’s any consolation, the Giants still share one sports top venues in MetLife Stadium. AT&T and Verizon gave enough love and attention the stadium last year as host of Super Bowl XLVII. Over 600 DAS antennas, 850 Wi-Fi access points, Cisco StadiumVision with over 2,100 HD TVs around the concourse – that’s a recipe for a good time at a game, at least from a connectivity standpoint.

Philadelphia Eagles
Lincoln Financial Field
Seating Capacity: 69,176
Wi-Fi – Yes, 600+ access points
DAS-Yes
Beaconing – No

Lincoln Financial Field is one of the “greenest” stadiums in all of professional sports. And that’s not just because of the Eagles’ colors. All (100 percent) of the Eagles operations are powered by the sun and the wind. The stadium’s connectivity is something fans can get behind too. With over 600 Wi-Fi access points and a group of Extreme Networks’ “Wi-Fi coaches”, the Eagles are doing everything they can to make sure fans are connected at games.

Washington Redskins
FedEx Field
Seating Capacity: 85,000
Wi-Fi – Limited / club level only
DAS-Yes
Beaconing – No

A new coach, name controversy, and a $27 million dollar renovation underway at FedEx Field. It’s been an offseason full of distractions in the nation’s capital. The good news: The team just signed a deal with supplier Huawei to put Wi-Fi in the stadium, first in the club seats and then (hopefully) next year in the full seating bowl.

Filed Under: 4G LTE, AT&T, Cisco, Comcast, Dallas Cowboys, DAS, NFL, Verizon Wireless, Wi-Fi Tagged With: AT&T, AT&T Stadium, Cisco, Dallas Cowboys, DAS, Extreme Networks, Lincoln Financial Field, Mobile Sports Report, New York Giants, NFC East, NFL, Paul Kapustka, Philadelphia Eagles, Stadium Wi-Fi, StadiumVision, Verizon Wireless, Washington Redskins, Wi-Fi

N.Y. Giants tap Ruckus for team headquarters Wi-Fi

October 22, 2014 by Paul Kapustka Leave a Comment

It’s not a stadium deal but it is a win in the NFL Wi-Fi market — according to a press release out today, the New York Giants of the NFL are using Ruckus Wireless Wi-Fi gear to provide wireless connectivity at the team’s practice facility and administrative headquarters.

Unlike your average corporate office building, the Giants’ Quest Diagnostics Training Center in East Rutherford, N.J., has some characteristics common to football stadiums — mainly outdoor practice fields with bleachers, where fans attended preseason workouts. According to the news release, Ruckus channel partner Goodman Networks installed more than 90 Ruckus ZoneFlex indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi access points this summer to bring connectivity to the practice fields, as well as to all the inside meeting and office spaces. The Wi-Fi network, Ruckus said, was available to fans this past July.

“First and foremost, we wanted to provide reliable Wi-Fi access to our fans during training camp, even though it’s a short timeframe, because the team’s fans are so important to the franchise,” said Justin Warren, vice president of Information Technology for the New York Football Giants, in a prepared statement. “Offering Wi-Fi on the practice fields during training camp is intended to be as fan-friendly as it is important to the team’s football operations.”

According to the release, the Giants’ administrative and executive staff are able to cut cellular data costs by using the headquarters Wi-Fi instead; the network is also available for working media who are at the facility on weekdays.

Filed Under: NFL, Wi-Fi Tagged With: Mobile Sports Report, New York Giants, NFL, Paul Kapustka, Ruckus Wireless, Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi News: Big Traffic Surge at AT&T Stadium, New Network in Philly, Cisco Video at Barclays

September 10, 2013 by Paul Kapustka 4 Comments

Still think the Wi-Fi in stadiums thing is a fad that will pass with time? If so we’re not at the peak yet; according to the folks at AT&T, wireless traffic for the NFL season opener at their new namesake AT&T Stadium (aka Cowboys Stadium in Dallas) jumped considerably from last year, with three times the amount of Wi-Fi data used this year compared to last year’s opening game.

According to AT&T network statistics, fans at the Cowboys-Giants Sunday night game made more than 25,000 Wi-Fi connections, using up 1.3 million Mbytes of data in the process. Another 207,000 MBytes were used on the cellular and DAS networks in the building, 30,000 more MBytes than used during last year’s opener, according to AT&T. Good thing AT&T spent the offseason improving the networks inside the stadium, which were almost brand new. So even if your facility has Wi-Fi, it might already need an upgrade. Blame the device makers!

Enterasys Scores Network Win at Philly’s Linc

When Enterasys emerged as the network builder for the New England Patriots’ Gillette Stadium last year, there were questions throughout the industry wondering whether the company was a player in the big-stadium game, or whether it got the deal because of its local presence in New England. Now Enterasys can talk about its next big win, a network for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Lincoln Financial Field. Todd Weiss has a good story with all the details over at CITEWorld, one of our new favorite sites for enterprise IT information.

Cisco Video at Barclays

It’s not exactly news, but the video embedded below is a good explanation of how Barclays Center and its technology leader Chip Foley is making use of Cisco’s stadium video technology to be one of the few cutting-edge arenas that is really offering powerful applications to fans in the building. Look for an extended interview with Chip in our upcoming Fall Technology Review. We met Chip at the SEAT Conference last month, and can’t wait to share his enthusiasm and ideas for bringing a better experience to fans.

Filed Under: 4G LTE, AT&T, Cisco, DAS, NFL, Wi-Fi Tagged With: 4G LTE, AT&T, Barclays Center, Brooklyn Nets, Cisco, Dallas Cowboys, DAS, Enterasys, Linc, Lincoln Financial Field, Mobile Sports Report, New York Giants, Paul Kapustka, Philadelphia Eagles, Stadium Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi

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