FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
New Report: AT&T Stadium rewrites the DAS playbook
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Winter 2021 issue, with an in-depth profile of the new, groundbreaking distributed antenna system (DAS) recently installed at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. With its super-dense deployment of approximately 670 network zones and use of cutting-edge MatSing Lens antennas, the new cellular network is designed to handle the biggest demands from the largest crowds Read More>>
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Shift4 buys VenueNext for $72 million
Shift4, a provider of integrated payment processing for a wide range of industries including retail, hospitality and lodging, has purchased stadium app provider VenueNext for $72 million to jump-start a bigger move into the large public venue marketplace. According to press materials released by Shift4, the acquisition "significantly expands Shift4’s presence in large and growing verticals, Read More>>
Extreme Networks to provide Wi-Fi 6 to 16 Major League Baseball stadiums
In one of the biggest sports-venue Wi-Fi deals ever, Major League Baseball said it has selected Extreme Networks as its new "official Wi-Fi solutions provider," a deal that will see Extreme Wi-Fi 6 gear being deployed in at least 16 MLB venues, beginning with the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park. In an announcement today, Extreme and MLB said the deal would bring in-stadium Wi-Fi gear as well as Read More>>
Super Bowl LV Wi-Fi: Low total, but per-fan usage remains steady
Thanks to the reduced crowd size due to the Covid pandemic, the total Wi-Fi data used at Super Bowl LV was well below previous years' numbers -- but the data used per device was nearly equal to last year's number, showing that fans are still using their devices at the "big game" with gusto. Because of needs to socially distance, this year's Super Bowl LV at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium only Read More>>
Smaller crowd leads to smaller cellular numbers at Super Bowl LV
With limited attendance due to the Covid pandemic, the best bet on Super Bowl LV was that the fans' wireless traffic usage totals -- which in past history have only gone up every year -- would be diminished from previous events. And even as the carriers continue to report numbers with parameters that make them hard to analyze, the bottom line from Sunday's big game -- which had 24,835 fans in Read More>>
Fewer fans a challenge for Super Bowl LV Wi-Fi
The diminished crowd size that will watch Super Bowl LV live Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium presents a unique challenge for the venue's Wi-Fi network operators, who had to fine-tune a wireless deployment that is designed to support a full house. "It's all about optimization of RF [radio frequency]," said John Brams, senior director, venues, retail and logistics at Extreme Networks, the Read More>>
Verizon updates DAS, brings more 5G to Raymond James Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LV
The limited number of fans being allowed to view Super Bowl LV live at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium should have no problem finding wireless connectivity inside the venue, thanks in part to new deployments that include a renovated 4G LTE distributed antenna system (DAS) and 5G cellular infrastructure from Verizon. Ordinarily, the Super Bowl would be the place where once again new records would Read More>>
Zippin checkout-free system debuts at stadiums in Sacramento, Denver
Checkout-free shopping payment systems, where customers simply take items off shelves and are charged automatically as they leave the store, are now arriving in sports stadiums, with startup Zippin leading the way with active installations in Sacramento and Denver. At the Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center and at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, trial concession stands powered by Zippin Read More>>
Vaccination sites popping up at stadiums across the country
While fans are still not allowed to attend events at most stadiums in the U.S., sports venues across the country are now being pressed into service as mass vaccination sites in the latest step in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. From Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL's New England Patriots, to Dodger Stadium and Disneyland in Southern California, the wide-open indoor spaces and easy Read More>>
