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Stadium Tech Report

November 3rd, 2026

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Stadium DAS was never free

Why carriers still finance some stadium networks, why others do not, and how the economics of connectivity are changing By Pat Coyle For years, professional sports teams enjoyed an unusual arrangement with the wireless companies that wanted to reach their fans. Verizon, AT&T and Sprint were not merely suppliers of cellular service. They were prospective sponsors, enterprise partners and, frequently,...

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SpaceX goes over the top

Starlink wants to become a mobile carrier. Could satellite connectivity do to wireless networks what streaming did to cable, or will physics keep terrestrial infrastructure firmly in the game? By Pat Coyle Four years ago, SpaceX and T-Mobile stood together in Texas and described a fairly easy-to-understand idea. Starlink satellites would fill the places where the terrestrial cellular network disappeared,...

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From stadium network to district infrastructure

Sports-anchored mixed-use development is changing the economics of venue ownership. Andrew believes it will also change how owners think about connectivity. For much of the last two decades, the wireless challenge in sports was relatively contained. Build enough capacity inside the venue to serve tens of thousands of fans, support increasingly mobile operations and keep pace with the steady growth...

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