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Stadium Tech Report

May 8th, 2025

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New long-reach ‘hyper-directional’ wireless antennas provide revenue and operational benefits for stadium networks

After more than a decade of trying to fit fan-facing wireless antennas into stadiums with varying levels of success, teams and venue owners have a powerful new tool to assist them in their quest to build networks that are both high performing and economically sound: The "long reach" or "hyper-directional" wireless antenna. This diagram from a Cisco 9104 data sheet...

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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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News

JMA gets $44M grant for 5G O-RAN development

JMA Wireless announced it has received a government grant for approximately $44 million that the company will use to "develop and commercialize new technology accelerating America’s wireless and 5G network capabilities," according to a press release from JMA. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that $43,940,612 in federal funding from the CHIPS & Science Act was awarded to...

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Editorial

Survey says: Venues look to add more wireless capacity in 2025

According to the respondents to our 2024 Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, adding more wireless capacity -- especially for fan-facing networks -- is the top priority for venues heading into 2025. 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...

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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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