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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Nokia deal part of new wholesale/white-label strategy for Artemis Networks
A deal by startup Artemis Networks to provide test deployments of its pCell wireless networking technology to select Tier 1 phone-network customers of telecom equipment giant Nokia Networks is both a "coming out party" as well as a significant shift in the Artemis business strategy, from a consumer and end-user focus to a wholesale, business-to-business plan. Though no actual customers, users Read More>>
Texas A&M’s fiber-backed Wi-Fi at Kyle Field records 5.7 TB of data during Alabama game
We've been hearing rumors about how much data was flowing at the new fiber-based Wi-Fi network at Texas A&M's Kyle Field this fall, and now we finally have some verified numbers that are sure to pop some eyeballs: According to the networking crew at Corning, fans at Kyle Field used 5.7 terabytes of Wi-Fi data during the Oct. 17 game against Alabama, which the Aggies lost 41-23. In case you are Read More>>
NFL Stadium Tech Reviews — AFC North
Editor's note: The following team-by-team capsule reports of NFL stadium technology deployments are an excerpt from our most recent Stadium Tech Report, THE PRO FOOTBALL ISSUE. To get all the capsules in one place as well as our featured reports, interviews and analysis, download your free copy of the full report today. AFC NORTH Reporting by Paul Kapustka Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Read More>>
Yahoo: 15.2 million viewers for online NFL game
The early numbers are in, and according to Yahoo and the NFL there were 15.2 million unique viewers of Sunday's first-ever online-only streaming of an NFL game, a 34-31 victory by the Jacksonville Jaguars over the Buffalo Bills from Wembley Stadium in London. While there were some reports of problems with the stream -- mainly fuzzy and pixelated pictures -- according to the NFL and Yahoo the Read More>>
Yahoo’s NFL streaming game: Where to turn for help
Sunday's groundbreaking live streaming of an NFL game -- groundbreaking mainly because Yahoo is making it free to all types of viewers on basically any platform with an Internet connection -- could be the biggest ever streamed sporting event ever, even though it's just the Jaguars vs. the Bills. HERE IS THE YAHOO INFO PAGE ON HOW TO CONNECT But it's also just as likely that there will be Read More>>
Wi-Fi stats left on the bench in RootMetrics’ baseball stadium network performance scores
The folks at RootMetrics have another network research project out, one that claims to determine the best wireless connectivity in all the U.S. Major League Baseball stadiums. However, the report doesn't include Wi-Fi network performance in any of its scoring processes, and it doesn't publicly reveal the limits of its network tests, which are based on just one day's results from a handful of Read More>>
Levi’s Stadium sees another 2+TB of Wi-Fi during Ravens vs. Niners
Another Sunday, another 2+ terabytes of data used on the Levi's Stadium Wi-Fi network, as fans at the Ravens vs. the Niners game this past week used 2.18 TB of Wi-Fi data, according to figures from the San Francisco 49ers. As the team and its stadium are gearing up to host Super Bowl 50 later this season, it appears that the Levi's Stadium Wi-Fi network is continuing to perform in fine fashion, Read More>>
Keeping the Wi-Fi hidden: AT&T Stadium perfects the art of Wi-Fi AP concealment
Since they like to do everything big in Texas, it’s no surprise that the IT team at AT&T Stadium has taken the art of Wi-Fi access point concealment to new heights. To just above the first and second seating levels of the stadium, that is. Even though the venue has more Wi-Fi APs than any sports stadium we’ve ever heard of, trying to find any of the 1,900 permanently installed APs is a tough Read More>>
