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Stadium Tech Report

December 22nd, 2024

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Editorial

STR Podcast: How AT&T Stadium rewrote the DAS playbook with its new network

STR Podcast ยท Stadium Tech Report: Building the DAS for the future at AT&T Stadium When the building now known as AT&T Stadium opened in 2009, it arguably changed the way the world thought about large entertainment venues. And early on, the building was already well on its way to being one of the leaders in fan-facing wireless networks, with both...

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Feature

Wi-Fi Scores 100X Data Increase at the Super Bowl over 10 Years for 20X Less Money than 5G

Special to Stadium Tech Report by Chuck Lukaszewski, Vice President and Wireless Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise It is worth taking a moment to celebrate the milestone of 10 full years of very high-density Wi-Fi at the Big Game that was reached at SoFi stadium in February. Since the first VHD Wi-Fi implementation at AT&T stadium in 2011, Wi-Fi...

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News

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 and building WebTV, one of...

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News

Verizon, AT&T hit new highs for big-game cellular data use at Super Bowl LVI

Given the full-scale implementation of 5G network resources from all the major cellular carriers, it's perhaps no surprise that data use totals at Sunday's Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles saw records set for both Verizon and AT&T. According to Verizon, customers on its wireless networks "in and around" the stadium Sunday used a total of 30.4...

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Editorial

Cellular carriers bring 5G blitz to SoFi Stadium for Super Bowl LVI

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. The Super Bowl's 5G promotional blitz greets fans as they arrive at LAX airport. Credit all photos: Paul...

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Editorial

Video Interview: John Short, CommScope

The old proverb that says it takes a lot of wires to make something wireless is never truer than at large public venues like stadiums. At the ALSD Conference and Trade Show earlier this year we sat down with John Short from CommScope to talk about some of the latest trends in stadium infrastructure design, including converged networks. As director...

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