Fans attending Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles should have no problem getting a 5G cellular connection, since all the major wireless carriers have done their best to fill the venue with as much 5G gear as possible. While the all-in blitz by the country’s three major wireless carriers will easily […]
Super Wi-Fi usage at SoFi Stadium: Sign of a new surge in fan connectivity
Historically, most large stadiums getting set to host a Super Bowl can spend a year getting their connectivity infrastructure ready for the demands of the upcoming big game. This year, SoFi Stadium, home of Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, is charting a different path, with Super Bowl-like Wi-Fi usage numbers occurring almost every Sunday […]
ParkHub gets $100M investment round
Parking services provider ParkHub announced that it had secured an investment of approximately $100 million from LLR Partners, to expand its business and to be able to acquire complimentary companies, according to the company. Known mainly for its digital, streamlined parking systems that were designed in part to give stadiums and other large venues easier […]
Video Interview: Christian Lau, LAFC
The team and stadium have only been around a few years, but when it comes to using technology to improve the fan experience, you’d be hard-pressed to find anyone who’s pushing the envelope as much as Christian Lau, chief technology officer for the Los Angeles Football Club and for the Banc of California Stadium. Watch […]
Extreme Networks signs Wi-Fi deals with NHL, Manchester United
Networking vendor Extreme Networks announced today a multi-year deal making it “an official Wi-Fi partner” of the National Hockey League, as well as a deal to deploy a new Wi-Fi 6 network at Old Trafford, the home stadium for the Manchester United team. Though Extreme did not announce any signed deals to provide Wi-Fi gear […]
AT&T Stadium rewrites the DAS playbook for new network
ExteNet Systems’ 670-sector design uses digital backbone from CommScope, MatSing Lens antennas to deliver a network for the future When the building now known as AT&T Stadium opened in 2009, it arguably changed the way the world thought about large entertainment venues. In many ways it pushed the envelope on what was possible to make […]
