FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
First Look: Shining start for Notre Dame’s stadium renovations, new Wi-Fi network
How do you bring new technology into a building and institution that embraces history as an integral part of its brand? There may be many answers but in the sports stadium world, Notre Dame's renovation of its hallowed football field and the addition of high-speed Wi-Fi look like a good example for any other venues trying to solve the same issues. At this past Sunday's "New and Gold" game, a sort of glorified Read More>>
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Delivery of food and beverage to all seats off the menu at Levi’s Stadium
The ability for every fan in the house to order food delivery to their seat -- one of the signature services of Levi's Stadium since its opening -- is now off the menu. At Thursday night's game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams, in-seat delivery of mobile-app orders of food and drink was only available to club seat sections at the Niners' home stadium in Santa Clara, Read More>>
Utah Jazz pick VenueNext for new stadium app
There's no official announcement yet but the Utah Jazz today confirmed the scoop that was announced by CIO BJ Vander Linden last week at the Mobile World Congress Americas show, that the Jazz will use VenueNext for a new stadium app for the upcoming season. Scoop from #MWCA17 : @utahjazz is newest customer for @VenueNext stadium app— paulkaps (@paulkaps) September 14, 2017 More Read More>>
Patriots, Extreme claim 8 TB of Wi-Fi used during NFL opener
It looks like those NFL stadium Wi-Fi upgrades over the past couple years are paying off, with big numbers starting to roll in as the 2017 season gets underway. Tops on the numbers list so far is a report from Extreme Networks claiming a total of 8.08 terabytes of traffic was seen on the Wi-Fi network at Gillette Stadium for the NFL season opener, a 42-27 win by the visiting Kansas City Chiefs Read More>>
Notre Dame sees 6.2 TB of Wi-Fi traffic for Georgia game
The final score on the football field may not have made Fighting Irish fans happy, but on the connectivity side of things the new Wi-Fi network at Notre Dame Stadium scored a big win with 6.2 terabytes of traffic used during Notre Dame's Sept. 9 home game against Georgia. Deployed by AmpThink, the new Wi-Fi network is part of a $400 stadium renovation called Campus Crossroads that debuted in Read More>>
MSR at MWC: Come see us in San Francisco!
If you are attending the Mobile World Congress Americas show this week in San Francisco, make sure you check out the Thursday morning series of keynote presentations moderated by yours truly, including a "fireside chat" with Al Guido, president of the San Francsico 49ers. Al and I will talk about Levi's Stadium and how the Niners are using their digital strategy to better engage fans... be sure to Read More>>
NFL Wi-Fi update: AT&T Stadium adds 667 APs
With today's main NFL season schedule already underway, here is a quick update on all the NFL stadium Wi-Fi updates we know about that are either finished or still under construction for the 2017 season: -- AT&T Stadium, already the location of the biggest (by number of APs) stadium network we know of, is in the process of adding another 667 APs, a project scheduled to be finished in the next Read More>>
Verizon: Still no data charges for live NFL streaming via NFL Mobile app
There's less fanfare around the decision this year (and no official press release we can find) but according to Verizon for the 2017 NFL season the wireless carrier will continue its plan from last year and won't charge its metered-plan customers for data used while watching live NFL games via the NFL Mobile app. As we noted last year, some of the most-read stories in Mobile Sports Report Read More>>
The MSR Interview: David Payne, University of Oklahoma
Welcome to the new season of MSR Podcasts! We are thrilled to start off this season of interviews with one of our favorite people from the realm of stadium technology deployment and operation -- David Payne, who is the senior technology strategist at the University of Oklahoma. With "school in session," join us as we talk with David about how a patient, steady approach to technology deployments Read More>>
