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New Report: Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium profile, Wrigley Wi-Fi and more!
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Fall 2018 issue of our STADIUM TECH REPORT series, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Our string of historical in-depth profiles of successful stadium technology deployments continues with reports from large collegiate football stadiums, a new basketball arena, an old Read More>>
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Paying for beer with a fingerprint gets thumbs-up at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field
Seattle football and soccer fans are giving a big thumbs-up to a new concessions system at CenturyLink Field that lets them buy a beer or other items simply by tapping their fingerprint at payment time. Clear, the same firm that gives travelers a way to pay for access to faster security lines at airports, is now moving into sports venues with a free version of its plan to let fans enter Read More>>
Cubs adding Wi-Fi to Wrigley Field wireless mix
After waiting 108 years for a championship, Cubs fans are getting much more from their team these days, especially when it comes to technology upgrades at Wrigley Field. Recent years have seen a complete renovation of the venerable bleachers, including big video screens in both left and right field, as well as a full-stadium distributed antenna system (DAS) for enhanced celluar connectivity that Read More>>
Notre Dame sees 7.19 TB of Wi-Fi for Stanford game
Add another one to the top 15 list: Notre Dame Stadium saw 7.19 terabytes of data used on its Wi-Fi network during the Sept. 29 home game against Stanford, a 38-17 win for the Fighting Irish. The top mark so far for the year-old network had 27,812 unique connections during game day, according to statistics provided by Notre Dame. The peak concurrent connection number was 22,447, and the network Read More>>
Gillette Stadium Wi-Fi sees 8.53 TB for AFC championship game, 9.76 TB for Taylor Swift
As we suspected earlier this year, the bar for single-day Wi-Fi data use keeps being pushed up at big events. At Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., this year has seen two new entries for our unofficial all-time Wi-Fi use list, at the AFC Championship Game held back in January, and a summer concert of the Taylor Swift Reputation tour, which has been racking up big Wi-Fi numbers across the Read More>>
Team-app builder Built.io acquired by Software AG
San Francisco startup Built.io has been acquired by German software giant Software AG, a deal that will not mean the end to Built.io's nascent stadium- and team-app business, according to an update from the company. Started in 2007 as a company with tools to help enterprise businesses move operations to the cloud, Built.io made a splash in the sports scene when it was chosen as the base Read More>>
Eagles fans use 10.86 TB of Wi-Fi at season opener
In their first regular season home game as defending Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles saw their fans use 10.86 terabytes of Wi-Fi data at Lincoln Financial Field, the third-largest single-day total of Wi-Fi usage, trailing only the last two Super Bowls. According to figures provided to Mobile Sports Report by the Eagles, an eye-opening 47,274 unique devices connected to the network Read More>>
New Report: Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium profile, Wrigley Wi-Fi and more!
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Fall 2018 issue of our STADIUM TECH REPORT series, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Our string of historical in-depth profiles of successful stadium technology deployments continues with reports from large collegiate football stadiums, a new Read More>>
Notre Dame sees 6.1 TB of Wi-Fi for Michigan game
Though it just missed making our all-time unofficial top 10 list, the Wi-Fi data total from Notre Dame's home and season opener against Michigan still saw 6.1 terabytes of Wi-Fi data used, signifying perhaps that user demand for wireless bandwidth at big sporting events remains as strong as ever. The Sept. 1 game at Notre Dame Stadium, a 24-17 Notre Dame victory, also saw 29,329 unique Read More>>
