The National League’s oldest ballpark, the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field, has shown the ability to teach other venues about some new technology tricks, as witnessed by Stadium Tech Report in an early June visit. Though the outfield-wall ivy and other trappings never let you forget about Wrigley’s heritage, new technologies that include walk-through security screening […]
Verizon sees 17 TB of cellular traffic at Indy 500
Verizon announced it had seen 17 terabytes of cellular traffic at the recent Indianapolis 500 race, an event where Verizon continued its string of high-profile game-day applications using its 5G services. Like at this year’s Super Bowl and also at the recent F1 race in Miami, Verizon customers at the Indy 500 were able to […]
New mobile technology from Artemis Networks gets CBRS test network at SAP Center
After eight years of searching for a market for its radically different mobile connectivity technology, long-simmering startup Artemis Networks may have finally found a potential home in private CBRS networks for stadiums. On Wednesday the San Francisco-based startup led by tech entrepreneur Steve Perlman — whose claims to fame include working on QuickTime at Apple […]
SoFi Stadium’s converged network saw 53 petabytes of traffic for Super Bowl 56
In what has come to almost be expected, Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium set a record for fan usage of Wi-Fi. But the number that stole the show at the NFL’s 56th “big game” was 53 — as in 53 petabytes — the amount of traffic carried by the stadium’s converged IP network that […]
New Report: SoFi Stadium’s network sees 53 petabytes of traffic at Super Bowl 56
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Spring 2022 issue, with a report on the mind-blowing 53 petabytes of network data used at Super Bowl 56 on SoFi Stadium’s converged IP network. Also in this issue you will find a feature profile of the new walk-through weapons detection systems being deployed at sports venues, […]
Safer, faster: New weapons-detection technology is changing the speed of stadium entry
Put your keys back in your pocket. Keep your cell phone there, too. Keep your hands to your side and walk forward at a normal pace. Congratulations, you’ve perfected the new way to enter stadiums. Using newer forms of radio-wave image detection or magnetic scanning, the claim for most of these new systems is that […]
