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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AT&T: Bills fans using almost 400 GB of data per game on Ralph Wilson Stadium DAS
The new DAS deployment at Buffalo's Ralph Wilson Stadium is getting a workout from Bills fans, according to data from DAS operator AT&T. According to AT&T, fans on AT&T's cellular network are using an average of 397 gigabytes of data per game so far this season, a figure that might drift a bit higher after the Bills' big upset of Green Bay this past weekend. The DAS, part of a $130 million Read More>>
Stadium Tech Report: THE COLLEGE FOOTBALL ISSUE looks at university Wi-Fi deployments
If there was a college football playoff for stadium wireless network deployments, which four teams would be in? Electing myself to the committee, I think my top picks would be the same venues we’re profiling in our latest Stadium Tech Report – Baylor, Nebraska, Stanford and Texas A&M. All four are pursuing high-end networks to support a better fan experience, leading the way for what may turn out Read More>>
Extreme announces strategic partnership with IMG’s college division
In a move that could net Extreme Networks some more college stadium Wi-Fi deals, Extreme announced it had entered into a strategic partnership with marketing giant IMG, as the "Official Wi-Fi Provider of IMG College." Though the partnership doesn't guarantee that Extreme will sell Wi-Fi gear, being the "preferred supplier" to IMG College's stable of 90 collegiate "institutions" -- a list that Read More>>
Niners’ CEO gives Levi’s Stadium operations a ‘B’ grade
San Francisco 49ers CEO Jed York, who caused a stir last week by apologizing for his team's play on Twitter, on Thursday gave the operation of his club's new Levi's Stadium an above-average grade of "B" for the first four months of its inaugural season. Speaking at a technology-focused fan-experience and innovation summit held Thursday at the stadium's "501" club, York said "I'd give us a 'B' Read More>>
Levi’s Stadium update: Wi-Fi traffic steady at 2.3+ TB per game, Amazon and Google lead apps use
Usage of the Wi-Fi network at the San Francisco 49ers' new Levi's Stadium continues to hold steady at 2.3-plus Terabytes of data offloaded per game, according to the most recent statistics provided by the Niners' network staff. Though he's no longer the team's vice president of technology, former Levi's network guru Dan Williams remains as a game-day consultant to the team, and he shared some Read More>>
YinzCam gains huge access to college market with Learfield partnership deal
Sports stadium app developer YinzCam, the Pittsburgh-based concern that has numerous app development wins across the NFL, NBA and NHL, scored a big entree to the collegiate market with a deal that makes YinzCam the "preferred supplier" of mobile apps for Learfield Sports, the giant marketing firm that sets up media, sponsorship and promotional deals for many of the nation's top universities. In Read More>>
CBS to stream 27 college hoops games online and via app
Just like it did for college football this fall, CBS Sports is going to make a bunch of its men's college basketball broadcasts available online or via a mobile app, according to a press release out today. Beginning with Saturday's all-cheesehead game between Wisconsin and Marquette, CBS's College Basketball Live will appear online 27 times during the 2014-15 season, with not only a full stream Read More>>
Stadium Tech Report: Arizona Cardinals get stadium ready for Super Bowl with Wi-Fi upgrade
As they get set to host their second Super Bowl this February, the IT team at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., knows now what they didn't know then: The big game requires a big wireless network. Bigger than you think. "It's funny to look back now on that first Super Bowl," said Mark Feller, vice president of information technology for the Arizona Cardinals, speaking of Read More>>
