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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Wi-Fi News: Chiefs Announce New Wi-Fi Stadium Network and Mobile App; Enterasys Sold for $180M
For the attendees of the SEAT Conference in Kansas City last month one of the highlights was an evening tour of Arrowhead Stadium, home of the NFL Chiefs. The Chiefs have a very cool history/museum area in one part of the stadium, with lots of gear, programs and assorted memorabilia from the old AFL days. And now, the Chiefs and Arrowhead have one of the newest toys, a brand-new Wi-Fi network Read More>>
Apple Breaks out the new iPhone, Times Two
To the surprise of only those who have no access to the Internet Apple’s event at its Cupertino, Calif. headquarters resulted in the first multiproduct offering in the popular iPhone family, with a lower cost model to tag along with the latest high end offering. This was of course just part of the event as Apple never allows a major event to pass by without discussing the current state of the Read More>>
Wi-Fi News: Big Traffic Surge at AT&T Stadium, New Network in Philly, Cisco Video at Barclays
Still think the Wi-Fi in stadiums thing is a fad that will pass with time? If so we're not at the peak yet; according to the folks at AT&T, wireless traffic for the NFL season opener at their new namesake AT&T Stadium (aka Cowboys Stadium in Dallas) jumped considerably from last year, with three times the amount of Wi-Fi data used this year compared to last year's opening game. According to Read More>>
Sony hits the market with an 11.6-inch Windows 8 Tablet
Sony continues to search for the right mix in the tablet space and its latest offerings is the VAIO Tap 11, an offering that will be running Microsoft’s Windows 8 operating system and comes with a host of additional features. Sony is being coy about some details such as exactly which processor it is using, although it does say that it s one Intel’s latest quad-core offerings. The Tap 11 at Read More>>
What We Learned at SEAT: Wi-Fi ROI is Elusive, Plan Big for DAS, Apps Not There Yet
Last month we had the great fortune to be invited to the SEAT Conference, which has to be the premier gathering of sports and entertainment facility technology professionals. Over two and a half days we heard many stories of early experiences with technologies like Wi-Fi, DAS, CRM and digital signage, and we left incredibly impressed with both the level of detail and honesty shared at the Read More>>
Verizon Suffers NFL Mobile Failures on Opening Day
Did you have problems connecting to the Verizon NFL Mobile app Sunday? If so, it's not your phone -- it's Verizon, which once again proved that it wasn't ready for the opening day of the NFL season. As a Verizon customer and a longtime NFL Mobile customer as well, I've experienced much frustration over the past couple years due to glitches with the app and programming for it. When it works I am Read More>>
New Tablets from Samsung, Asus and Amazon
As expected a number of new tablets have started to hit the airwaves this week and Samsung, Asus and Google are among the players that have brought new products to see the light of day, with LG already having been covered here. This is just a sampling of the latest announced and we plan to follow up next week with additional coverage. Leading off is the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1, 2014 Edition. Read More>>
