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New Report: Oklahoma leads the way with Wi-Fi 6
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Winter 2019-20 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 latest issue contains an in-person report on the new Wi-Fi 6 network installed at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium, and another in-person visit to see and test the new Read More>>
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‘Best of Breed’ wireless drives Chase Center experience
As stunning as Chase Center is visually, what you can't see is equally powerful in adding to the fan experience. Namely, the wireless networks, and the gear that supports the connectivity. Inside the shiny new home of the NBA’s Golden State Warriors, which sits on the edge of the San Francisco Bay, is a cellular DAS deployment from Verizon using Corning gear that may be the new forward-thinking Read More>>
Fiserv Forum’s wireless networks ready for the Democratic Convention
With one of the most demanding arena-sized events headed its way this upcoming summer, the wireless networks at Milwaukee's Fiserv Forum appear to be more than ready to handle any audience demand for mobile connectivity. With a full-featured distributed antenna system (DAS) deployed and operated by ExteNet Systems using gear from JMA Wireless, as well as a Wi-Fi network using Cisco gear, Fiserv Read More>>
Super Bowl LIV sets new Wi-Fi record with 26.42 TB of data used
The big game is back on top of the unofficial Mobile Sports Report single-day Wi-Fi rankings, with a mark of 26.42 terabytes of data used at last Sunday's Super Bowl LIV in Miami, according to figures reported by Extreme Networks. What's most interesting (to us) about the number is that it was generated in a venue that had approximately 8,000 fewer fans in attendance than last year's Super Bowl Read More>>
Verizon sees 21.5 TB of cellular data used at Super Bowl LIV in Miami
Verizon, which led the DAS effort at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, said it saw 21.5 terabytes of data used on its network "in and around the stadium" during Sunday's Super Bowl LIV. While we are still circling back with Verizon to see if we can get more granular details, we are guessing that this number comes from the network inside and immediately adjacent to the venue, and not the "2-mile Read More>>
AT&T sees 10.2 TB of cell data used by customers at Super Bowl LIV
Super Bowl LIV fans who are AT&T wireless customers used 10.2 terabytes of data inside Miami's Hard Rock Stadium during Sunday's game, according to statistics provided by AT&T. Also according to AT&T the carrier saw an additional 4.3 TB of data used Sunday in a two-mile radius around the Super Bowl venue, bringing AT&T's Super Sunday total to 14.5 TB of data used. Sunday's data totals were the Read More>>
Wi-Fi breathes new life into ‘The Swamp’ at the University of Florida
Can Wi-Fi help bring new life to an old venue? In a way, that happened this fall when the University of Florida lit up a stadium-wide Wi-Fi network at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, the 88,548-seat venue known by most as just "The Swamp." Though at Florida, like most SEC stadiums, the fans don’t really need any technology to fire them up, the addition of a NFL-caliber Wi-Fi network from Extreme Read More>>
Verizon: 5G, CBRS part of wireless network mix at Super Bowl LIV
In addition to stadium-wide Wi-Fi and 4G LTE cellular coverage, Super Bowl LIV in Miami will also include 5G millimeter-wave networks as well as a small trial of live CBRS deployments inside Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, according to Verizon. The mix of wireless coverage is all designed to answer the annual ever-increasing demand for bandwidth at what has historically been the sporting world's Read More>>
Superdome sees 10+ TB of Wi-Fi data at college playoff championship
The upgraded Wi-Fi network in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome passed its first big test, with 10.12 terabytes of data used during the College Football Playoff National Championship between LSU and Clemson on Jan. 13. With 76,885 spectators in attendance to witness LSU’s 42-25 victory in the championship game (including President Trump, his entourage and accompanying security personnel), Read More>>
