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New Report: State of the art Wi-Fi network at Braves’ new SunTrust Park
MOBILE SPORTS REPORT is pleased to announce the Summer 2017 issue of our STADIUM TECH REPORT series, the ONLY in-depth publication created specifically for the stadium technology professional and the stadium technology marketplace. In addition to our historical in-depth profiles of successful stadium technology deployments, our second issue for 2017 has additional news and analysis, including a look at how the Read More>>
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JMA Wireless partners with Shared Access for UK stadium deals
Wireless connectivity provider JMA Wireless announced a partnership with UK-based Shared Access aimed at bringing wireless connectivity to stadiums and other large public venues in the United Kingdom, the companies said. Announced first at the SEAT London conference in April, the partnership does not yet have any announced deals to bring products like JMA's well-known TEKO DAS platform to Read More>>
AT&T sees 13.6 TB of cell data used for Kentucky Derby weekend; Verizon hits 7.17 TB on Derby Day
Once again, fans at the Kentucky Derby used more wireless data than they did the previous year, with AT&T seeing a total of 13.6 terabytes of cellular data over the racing weekend at famed Churchill Downs. For the muddy Derby race day itself, AT&T said its customers used a total of 8.1 TB of data on the in-venue DAS, the temporary COWs (cell trucks on wheels) and the AT&T macro network in the Read More>>
T-Mobile joins DAS at Texas A&M’s Kyle Field
The DAS network at Texas A&M University's Kyle Field will now support T-Mobile cellular customers, according to an announcement from the school. According to Texas A&M, T-Mobile will pay $3.5 million to have its signals carried on the DAS inside the 102,512-seat Kyle Field. Previously, AT&T and Verizon Wireless had paid $5 million each to be the first carriers on the stadium's new DAS, which Read More>>
LA Chargers name IBM’s Jim Rushton as chief revenue officer
Jim Rushton, the former Miami Dolphins exec who became the leader of IBM's stadium technology-integration program, has now joined the Los Angeles Chargers as the team's chief revenue officer, according to a post on the team's website. We're still trying to reach out to Rushton for more info, but it's unclear yet as to what effect his departure will have on IBM's stadium networking business, Read More>>
Kentucky Derby app adds more content for version 2.0
Call it a content-focused refresh -- the Kentucky Derby app developed for Churchill Downs by VenueNext will add several new features for race-day fans, including live odds and betting tips. The mobile app, which debuted at last year's race, will once again offer the ability to place bets from within the app, so the new content may help produce more winners if the betting tips are correct. Also Read More>>
Nuggets game visit shows Wi-Fi solid at Denver’s Pepsi Center
About one year into its existence, the fan-facing Wi-Fi network at Denver's Pepsi Center seems to be in fine working order, at least as far as we could tell by a visit during the last Denver Nuggets home game of the just-finished NBA regular season. With speed tests showing download speeds of almost 70 Mbps in one spot on the concourse and solid, high-teens numbers in upper deck seats, the Read More>>
AT&T beefs up ski resort reception with stealthy DAS
In order to improve cellular reception at the Copper Mountain ski area, AT&T this winter installed a stealthy seven-antenna DAS in several base-area locations, including inside ski-lodge buildings and inside a rooftop cupola. According to Quin Gelfand, a senior real estate and construction manager for AT&T's Antenna Solutions Group, the mountain had previously been served only by a single macro Read More>>
Stadium Tech Report: Sharks bite into digital future with new Wi-Fi, app strategy for SAP Center
Here's a dirty secret about Silicon Valley sports: Even in this birthplace of the digital era, the hometown hockey arena has historically had some of the worst mobile connectivity around. Despite the fact that loyal hockey fans always faithfully filled the seats to support their San Jose Sharks, the building now known as the SAP Center somehow never had the kind of wireless network you'd think Read More>>
