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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NBA stadium tech reports — NBA West, Pacific Division
Editor's note: The following team-by-team capsule reports of NBA stadium technology deployments are an excerpt from our most recent Stadium Tech Report, THE HOOPS AND HOCKEY 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. Reporting by Chris Gallo NBA WEST: Pacific Division Golden Read More>>
NBA stadium tech reports — NBA West, Northwest Division
Editor's note: The following team-by-team capsule reports of NBA stadium technology deployments are an excerpt from our most recent Stadium Tech Report, THE HOOPS AND HOCKEY 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. Reporting by Chris Gallo NBA WEST: Northwest Division Denver Read More>>
RootMetrics debuts tests of cell service inside stadiums
RootMetrics, a Bellevue, Wash.-based concern that has made a name for itself by conducting tests of wireless services in cities and airports across the nation, is now starting to test wireless networks in sports stadiums, which may give fans a heads-up on how their provider is performing inside stadium walls. Though it only has visited a handful of arenas so far, RootMetrics eventually plans to Read More>>
NBA stadium tech reports — NBA East, Southeast Division
Editor's note: The following team-by-team capsule reports of NBA stadium technology deployments are an excerpt from our most recent Stadium Tech Report, THE HOOPS AND HOCKEY 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. Reporting by Chris Gallo NBA EAST: Southeast Division Atlanta Read More>>
Stadium Tech Report: Los Angeles Angels and 5 Bars build ‘wireless halo’ of Wi-Fi & DAS for Angels Stadium
Every baseball team wants to notch a win on opening day, and the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim are no exception. So while the number of runs scored was important to Al Castro, the franchise's IT director, his eye was also on wireless performance in Angels Stadium, since 2015 will be the first full season with both Wi-Fi and DAS technology in place. The Angels may have lost their opener against the Read More>>
AT&T: Kentucky Derby DAS traffic doubled from last year, hits 5.1 terabytes
An upgrade to the Mobilitie-run DAS at Churchill Downs let AT&T record record wireless traffic at this year's Kentucky Derby, as horse racing and hat fashion fans used 5.1 terabytes of cellular data over the racing weekend, according to AT&T. The total wireless traffic (which is only AT&T customers on AT&T networks) for the events including the Friday Kentucky Oaks race as well as the first leg Read More>>
Monday quick thoughts: Livestreaming comes of age on fight night; PGA’s digital moves confusing
Some quick thoughts on a Monday where yours truly is recovering from a week-plus as stage crew for my daughter's musical, a much more physically taxing job than originally thought: Livestreaming comes of age during Mayweather vs. Pacquiao We've been pounding the drum a bit lately about livestreaming apps like Twitter's Periscope and its twin Meerkat, which allow people to become personal Read More>>
Opinion: Pro golf tour should embrace livestreaming apps like Meerkat, Periscope, to attract new fans and show ‘missing’ action
Even as it ramps up its own official efforts to bring more live action to fans via the Internet, the professional golf tour should embrace the emerging "livestreaming" services like Periscope and Meerkat to expose even more live play to a wider and possibly younger audience. Why? Because golf is unique in its ability to allow fans very close to the players, and combining that with the Read More>>
