FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
New Report: Dickies Arena sets a new standard for arena excellence
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Spring 2020 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 Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, which may have just set the new standard for excellence in an arena experience. We also recap Read More>>
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Remote worker support at forefront for venue IT during coronavirus shutdowns
With almost all work now being done remotely, it's no surprise that team and venue IT staffs have virtual operations support at the forefront as the coronavirus shuts down most business operations. In emails and calls to a small group of venue, team and school IT leaders the task of making sure that staffs could work online in a virtual fashion was the one common response from every person who Read More>>
DIY method brings Wi-Fi to Rutgers basketball arena
It was a bit more complicated than a trip to Home Depot, but when the Rutgers University IT team wanted to bring fan-facing Wi-Fi to the school’s basketball arena but didn’t have the budget for a big-name contractor or vendor deal, it did what many weekend warriors do when faced with the same build vs. buy decision: They did it themselves. By purchasing lower-cost Wi-Fi gear and doing almost Read More>>
Chicago’s United Center to serve as Covid-19 logistics hub
It seems like many venues are already stepping up to assist with the public battle against the coronavirus, something we wondered about in an editorial on Monday. In Chicago, the United Center -- home of the NHL's Blackhawks and NBA's Bulls -- will act as a logistics hub for first responders and for food distribution. According to a post on the United Center site, "Our arena and outside campus Read More>>
Commentary: Venues should step up to the plate to assist with Covid-19
Is there a way that sports venues could assist with the public challenges being caused by the coronavirus? I'm not a public policy expert but it seems like there are some inherent characteristics about big, open places that could actually assist in combating the spread of the disease and helping ease the pain it is causing and will likely cause. Already we are seeing reports of venue parking Read More>>
New Report: Dickies Arena sets a new standard for arena excellence
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Spring 2020 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 Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, which may have just set the new standard for excellence in an arena experience. Read More>>
Corning’s Jess Koch and Art King talk CBRS for venues on the Mobile Sports Report Podcast!
We're excited to continue our renewed series of podcast conversations with this meeting of the minds from Corning, where Jess Koch and Art King join Mobile Sports Report to talk about CBRS, and how the new spectrum might be used to support private networks and other new applications for stadiums and other large public venues. In our conversation, we start with a brief recap of what CBRS Read More>>
NCAA cancels March Madness; MLB, NHL, MLS susupend schedules
In another somewhat inevitable decision, the NCAA on Thursday announced it was canceling the men's and women's Division I basketball tournaments, "as well as all remaining winter and spring NCAA championships." After the NBA suspended its season Wednesday night and most conferences canceled their year-end tournaments in progress, it was quickly apparent that the NCAA's Wednesday decision to hold Read More>>
NBA suspends season after Jazz’s Gobert tests positive for coronavirus
In yet another of seemingly endless unprecedented moments in sports Wednesday, the NBA postponed a game about to start and then announced it was suspending the entire season after a Utah Jazz player tested positive for coronavirus. Here's the entire explanation on the NBA website: NEW YORK -- The NBA announced that a player on the Utah Jazz has preliminarily tested positive for COVID-19. The Read More>>
