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Stadium Tech Report

February 8th, 2025

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CommScope’s $2.1 B asset sale: A strategic lifeline or the beginning of the end?

In July of 2024, CommScope announced the $2.1 billion sale of its Outdoor Wireless Networks (OWN) segment and Distributed Antenna Systems (DAS) business to Amphenol. The sale represented a $550 million write down of its 2007 acquisition of the Andrew Corporation.  On Feb. 3, Amphenol confirmed that the transaction closed with Amphenol announcing that the new division will inherit 4,000...

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Fans flock to new Wi-Fi 6E network at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium

After years of attending events in a Wi-Fi desert, fans at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium have been soaking up bandwidth this football season, averaging 5.3 terabytes of data used per game on the venue’s new Wi-Fi 6E network. In addition to providing Utes fans with an amenity they had long desired, the network built by lead integrator Boldyn...

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Survey says: Almost half of venues see biometric technology as a top initiative for 2025

Biometric technology, a new category for this year’s Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, was cited as a top initiative for 2025 by nearly 47 percent of respondents, good for fourth place on that list. Another 37 percent of respondents said they are already using biometrics for applications that include verification of credentials for staff and media entrances, a sign that use...

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Survey results are here! Download results and white paper today!

In our fourth annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, respondents pinpointed fan wireless connectivity as their top initiative for the next 12 months. In our analysis, that focus is a clear sign venues are looking to a solid, future-proof wireless infrastructure as a necessary foundation upon which they can build both fan-facing and back-of-house features using new technologies to help them...

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