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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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Super Bowl LIV recap: Big jump in per-device usage fuels record Wi-Fi mark
The big game is back on top of the unofficial Mobile Sports Report single-day Wi-Fi rankings, with a mark of 26.42 terabytes of data used at Super Bowl LIV in Miami, according to figures reported by Extreme Networks. What’s most interesting (to us) about the number is that it was generated in a venue that had approximately 8,000 fewer fans in attendance than last year’s Super Bowl (70,081 in Read More>>
Friday links: More Wi-Fi spectrum, Apple SE has Wi-Fi 6 and CBRS
If you need some pointers on things to catch up on this weekend here are some links to recent news that will likely have future impact on the stadium technology world, including new Wi-Fi spectrum, Apple's support for Wi-Fi 6 and CBRS in its new phone, and Apple and Google working together on contact tracing. FCC ready to clear 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi This surfaced a couple weeks ago Read More>>
MSR Behind the profiles: 2019 Final Four, part 2
Over the course of the last year, I've had several requests from readers to shed more light on what goes on "behind the scenes" on my various stadium visits. Here's the first in a planned series I'm calling "Behind the profiles," giving you some flavor of the fun and interesting things and people I experience on my trips to check out stadium technology deployments. In honor of the basketball Read More>>
MSR Behind the profiles: 2019 Final Four, part 1
Over the course of the last year, I've had several requests from readers to shed more light on what goes on "behind the scenes" on my various stadium visits. Here's the first in a planned series I'm calling "Behind the profiles," giving you some flavor of the fun and interesting things and people I experience on my trips to check out stadium technology deployments. In honor of the basketball Read More>>
JMA invents emergency ventilation system for Covid-19 treatments
JMA, a company best known in the stadium-wireless industry for its telecommunications gear, has led a joint effort to build an "emergency" ventilation system for Covid-19 patient treatment, using existing medical equipment that is then married to "a unique mechanical apparatus" that can help keep patients breathing until they can be transferred to more robust ventilator. With headquarters in Read More>>
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>>
