FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
Introducing: The Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey!
To all stadium, arena, ballpark, race track, concert-hall, convention-center, airport, casino and other large public venue owners, operators and administrators and deployers of connectivity technology: We need you! That is, we need you to take our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, a vehicle designed to find out "where we're at, and where we're going" when it comes to connectivity technology and the business Read More>>
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TigerLogic seeks to drive fan engagement via social media
TigerLogic is charging into the collegiate sport scene with its social media platform Postano (meaning, 'to post' in Italian) a set of tools that will enable the school’s athletic departments to use fans' social media posts to help promote the sports and school. The company has already landed its platform at a number of schools, and at least one pro basketball team as well. Its customers see Read More>>
Lenovo’s Yoga provides flexibility with tablet options
Lenovo has expanded its Yoga family of tablets and has added some interesting features that seek to differentiate them from others in this rapidly growing market with a trio of modes that they can be used in ways that the company believes fit customer usage needs. The latest editions are 8-inch and 10-inch models and one of the key features is the three modes: hold, tilt and stand. The hold Read More>>
Horned Frogs get AT&T Wi-Fi, DAS for TCU Stadium
In case you had any doubts that AT&T is serious about this whole wireless-in-stadiums market, we have yet another announcement: AT&T announced availability of a Wi-Fi and DAS network for Texas Christian University's Amon G. Carter Stadium, located in Fort Worth ("Foat Wuth"). There's also a mobile app available for Horned Frogs fans, complete with the Bypass Lane powered concessions ordering Read More>>
Friday Grab Bag: SensoGlove wins award, Nike+ grows
The Nike+ Fuel Lab, the recent expansion of Nike’s effort to get a larger body of developers working on its Nike+ technology has started to invite a select group of tech companies to work with it on the platform. The 2014 Nike+ Fuel Lab in San Francisco is a 12-week program for which the company said it will select 10 companies to partner with it in developing apps. Among the resources it will Read More>>
AT&T Bosox fans set wireless data records during World Series opener
It's a bit of a broken record -- another big sporting event, another huge wireless data usage event -- but the numbers never fail to amaze me: According to our friends at AT&T, fans at Fenway Park Wednesday night set new records for wireless data usage during the Red Sox victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opening game of the 2013 World Series. How much data? Try 248 GB of data, bigger Read More>>
Nokia delivers tablet as market continues to diversify
Nokia has introduced its Lumia 2520 tablet, a $499 offering that will run Microsoft’s Windows RT 8.1 operating system and is destined for the consumer marketplace, a space that is already saturated by the likes of Google, Amazon, Apple and Samsung. The Lumia 2520 futures a 10-inch 192 x 1080 display and is powered by Qualcomm’s 2.2GHz Snapdragon 80 processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB of internal storage Read More>>
Soldier Field gets upgraded DAS from AT&T, Boingo
We're not sure exactly how much better the new DAS install is at Soldier Field in Chicago, but we are convinced that it may take some time for the mainstream media to learn the difference between better cellular and Wi-Fi. (What do we mean? One Chicago TV station and the Chicago Tribune think that a new DAS means faster Wi-Fi. Ah well. In the meantime, keep reading MSR if you need clarity and Read More>>
Forget ‘standards,’ NFL should just pay for stadium networks
When I read the report that outlined the NFL's requirement that its teams need to build wireless networks that meet a certain undefined level of performance, my first thought was: Where do I apply to be one of the testers? Sounds like a never-ending job, with plenty of billable hours. Putting aside the testing and minimum standards challenges for a second, what should really happen here is for Read More>>
