FLAGSHIP SERIES: STADIUM TECH REPORTS
New Report: Wi-Fi scores at Final Four, Vegas Knights get more Wi-Fi, and more!
A live in-person report of the Wi-Fi network performance at this year's Final Four is just the beginning of our latest STADIUM TECH REPORT, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. Mobile Sports Report traveled this spring to San Antonio, Texas, to get a firsthand look at the new networks installed at the venerable Alamodome, Read More>>
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Average per-fan Wi-Fi use total jumps again at Super Bowl 52
After a year where the actual amount of average Wi-Fi data used per connected fan at the Super Bowl dropped, the trend of more data used per fan reversed itself again to a new peak at Super Bowl 52, with an average total of 407.4 megabytes per user. Even though the number of unique connections to the Wi-Fi network at U.S. Bank Stadium for Super Bowl 52 also increased to a record 40,033 users Read More>>
BNP Paribas Open serves up new app from YinzCam
The BNP Paribas Open, one of the premier stops on the professional tennis tour, has tapped YinzCam to provide a new app for this year's event that includes support for a wide range of services including ticket purchases, wayfinding, transportation to and from the venue, and a schedule of matches. The new app, available for iOS and Android devices, is the first tennis-venue app for YinzCam, Read More>>
JMA touts virtualized RAN for DAS with new XRAN platform
The marketplace for in-building distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments got an interesting jolt Monday with JMA Wireless's announcement of its new XRAN software platform, which promises to bring the flexibility and cost savings of hardware virtualization to the world of Radio Access Network (RAN) equipment. In a quick nutshell, the idea behind JMA's XRAN is to use software and Read More>>
Tampa Bay Lightning pick Venuetize for new Amalie Arena app
The Tampa Bay Lightning and Amalie Arena have selected developer Venuetize for a new team and stadium app that will bring features including a multi-purpose digital wallet that will help fans manage their ticket options for hockey games and other events at the venue. Announced in January, the new app is already available for iOS and Android devices. According to the team, the app supports the Read More>>
Minneapolis airport sees 6 TB of Wi-Fi traffic day after Super Bowl
A day after Super Bowl 52 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis set new records for wireless data consumption, the Minneapolis-St. Paul International airport had a big wireless day of its own, with 6 terabytes of traffic used on the airport's Wi-Fi network and another 6.5 TB on the Verizon cellular network. Eduardo Valencia, vice president and chief information officer for the Metropolitan Read More>>
Connectivity at the core of Little Caesars Arena, District Detroit
Bringing great wireless connectivity to a new stadium is almost table stakes these days. But building up a nearby commercial district -- and keeping connectivity high outside the venue's walls -- is a bet of another level, especially in Detroit where networks extend outside the new Little Caesars Arena into the 50-block District Detroit. Following the arena's opening in September of 2017, the Read More>>
Fans use 16.31 TB of Wi-Fi data during Super Bowl 52 at U.S. Bank Stadium
It is now official -- we have a new record for most Wi-Fi data used at a single-day event, as fans at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis for Super Bowl 52 used 16.31 terabytes of data on the Wi-Fi network. According to statistics compiled by Extreme Networks during the Philadelphia Eagles' thrilling 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots Sunday night, the AmpThink-designed network which uses Read More>>
Update: AT&T, Verizon and Sprint see a combined 50.2 TB of cellular traffic for Super Bowl 52
Before, during and after the Philadelphia Eagles' thrilling 41-33 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52, AT&T, Verizon Wireless and Sprint said they saw a combined 50.2 terabytes of cellular traffic Sunday in and around U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. Though some of the totals represent different widths of coverage areas, they roughly correspond to metrics used by the same Read More>>
