The strategy of building a Wi-Fi antenna for specific stadium long-distance connectivity needs is paying off for networking giant Cisco. With sales of 24,157 devices since inception, Cisco’s hyper-directional product line is establishing itself as a new standard for major venues. Its line of Wi-Fi antennas that support the innovative features of longer-distance connectivity and […]
Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile combine for almost 76 TB of cellular data used at Super Bowl 60
The newly upgraded distributed antenna system (DAS) at Levi’s Stadium proved itself up to the annual Super Bowl stress test Sunday, with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile all claiming new stadium records or big increases for game-day wireless data use on their networks during Super Bowl 60. According to Verizon, its customers used 40.32 terabytes of […]
Why Levi’s Stadium treats connectivity as critical infrastructure
In today’s stadiums, connectivity is no longer a supporting system. It is core infrastructure. It underpins fan experience, venue operations, security, media workflows and revenue generation, and it must perform reliably under extreme, event-driven demand. At Levi’s Stadium, that reality is front and center as the venue prepares to host world-class sports and entertainment events […]
Galtronics owner Baylin acquires antenna tech with acquisition of Sweden’s Kaelus
Baylin Technologies, the parent company of stadium cellular antenna provider Galtronics, announced an agreement to acquire the Sweden-based Kaelus, a company with leading antenna technologies in the areas of RF conditioning and testing and measurement. The deal, valued at $42 million Candian ($30.51 million USD) is expected to close early in 2026, pending regulatory approvals. […]
Madison Square Garden, Cisco sign multi-year tech partnership deal
Madison Square Garden Entertainment Corp. announced a multi-year partnership deal with networking and security technology provider Cisco, making Cisco an “official partner” of Madison Square Garden. While Cisco technology is already in use at one of the world’s most famous arena venues, the new partnership deal is another big win for Cisco’s sports and entertainment […]
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In our fifth annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, respondents showed a significant shift in their annual economic concerns. While lowering operating costs, budgetary constraints, and increasing revenues remained the top three challenges for the next 12 months, this year lowering costs was cited by 72 percent of respondents, up from 64 percent in 2024 and […]
