FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
New Report: Wi-Fi scores at Final Four, Vegas Knights get more Wi-Fi, and more!
A live in-person report of the Wi-Fi network performance at this year's Final Four is just the beginning of our latest STADIUM TECH REPORT, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Mobile Sports Report traveled this spring to San Antonio, Texas, to get a firsthand look at the new networks installed at the venerable Alamodome, Read More>>
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Preakness gets Aruba Wi-Fi network just in time for Saturday’s race
Talk about a photo finish: According to executives at the Pimlico Race Course, a new Wi-Fi network using gear from Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, will be ready to greet fans who arrive for Saturday's 143rd running of the Preakness Stakes. Thanks to some hard work from network construction teams who are good mudders, the new network and its 330-plus APs for both the main buildings Read More>>
Intel True View coming to Niners, Vikings apps; but will anyone watch?
From a sports viewing standpoint, there may not be a more compelling new technology lately than Intel's True View platform, which can provide 360-degree 5K-resolution looks at a sporting event that are equally stunning and informative, a true leap in performance for TV-watching fans. Last week, a move by Intel to provide venture funding for app development firm VenueNext seemed like a great deal Read More>>
Successful opener for LAFC at Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles
First you heard the booming bass of drums, then came the chanting of thousands ("FC!...LA!…FC!"). You may not see the Banc of California Stadium at first, but this aural GPS guides fans toward Major League Soccer's newest venue, which opened April 29 with expansion team Los Angeles Football Club. With a final price tag of $350 million (~$100 million over its original budget), the stadium is the Read More>>
AT&T: Kentucky Derby weekend DAS traffic jumps again, with 19 TB used
Big sporting events continue to show no end in the growing demand for mobile bandwidth needs, as AT&T's traffic for this year's Kentucky Derby weekend of events jumped far ahead of last year's total. With nearly 19 terabytes of cellular data used by its customers over the big race weekend at famed Churchill Downs, AT&T eclipsed last year's mark of 13.6 TB. Just two years ago, AT&T saw "only" Read More>>
Technology central to Target Center renovations
For Minneapolis residents who passed by every day, the renovation of the Target Center might have seemed like a mining project, chipping away at a somewhat blank slate until a sparkling gem was revealed. Now complete, the 2-year, $145 million project to update the 28-year-old downtown venue has brought the 19,356-seat arena to the forefront of advanced fan experiences, with its main tenants, Read More>>
Vegas Golden Knights get Wi-Fi boost at T-Mobile Arena
In hockey, it's called being caught shorthanded. Outnumbered on a 3-on-2 or 2-on-1 rush, or down a player due to a penalty, it's never fun to compete without an appropriate amount of resources. In Las Vegas this winter the NHL's newest team, the Vegas Golden Knights, found themselves somewhat shorthanded on the wireless side of things when the Wi-Fi network in their castle -- a building also Read More>>
Final Four sees 9.97 TB of data used on Alamodome Wi-Fi
The final stats are in, and this year's men's NCAA basketball tournament Final Four weekend in San Antonio saw a total of 9.97 terabytes of data used on the Wi-Fi network inside the Alamodome, according to official NCAA network reports. With 4.9 TB of traffic used during the Saturday semifinal games and 5.07 TB used during the Monday night final the Alamodome Wi-Fi mark fell a bit below the Read More>>
Everest going solo in Wi-Fi equipment market
Once a very tightly coupled part of electronics giant Panasonic, Everest Networks is now going solo in its pursuit of market share in the competitive arena for sports stadium and large public venue Wi-Fi deployments. Though Everest representatives claimed that business is normal and usual, the emergence of Everest as a standalone company is a recent thing, even according to news clips posted on Read More>>
