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Stadium Tech Report

December 22nd, 2024

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News

With no cellular, fans at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium embrace Wi-Fi

Soccer fans in Austin, Texas, finally have a place to call home for their Major League Soccer franchise with the opening of Q2 Stadium last month. And while the brand-new venue doesn't yet have any cellular carriers providing service on the stadium's distributed antenna system (DAS), it does have a working Wi-Fi 6 network that Austin FC execs say is...

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News

Cisco signs sponsor deals with NFL, Paris Olympics

Networking vendor Cisco announced sponsorship deals with the NFL and with the 2024 Paris Olympics Tuesday, separate deals that should both increase the exposure of Cisco's name in conversations about football and the Olympics in the near future. For stadium owners and operators, the more potentially interesting deal is between Cisco and the NFL, since many NFL stadiums currently use...

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Editorial

The ‘magic’ you seek in wireless is ‘Frequency Neutral Networks’

There is a heated debate in the wireless industry; 5G vs. Wi-Fi. Proponents of 5G claim that massive speed increases and ubiquitous coverage will render Wi-Fi networks obsolete. Wi-Fi pundits claim that Wi-Fi has adopted the same technology that underpins 5G using chipsets that cost less because they are burdened by a lighter licensing load from patent holders. 5G proponents...

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News

Extreme Networks to provide Wi-Fi 6 to 16 Major League Baseball stadiums

In one of the biggest sports-venue Wi-Fi deals ever, Major League Baseball said it has selected Extreme Networks as its new "official Wi-Fi solutions provider," a deal that will see Extreme Wi-Fi 6 gear being deployed in at least 16 MLB venues, beginning with the Boston Red Sox's Fenway Park. In an announcement today, Extreme and MLB said the deal...

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Feature

Innovation and experience leads the technology development at Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium

As befits its futuristic appearance, the new home of the newly named Las Vegas Raiders is also fitted with the latest in fan-facing technologies, deployments that will have to wait a bit before their potential can be realized. Though the $2-billion, 65,000-seat stadium “officially” opened on Sept. 21 with a 34-24 Raiders victory over the New Orleans Saints, a decision...

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Feature

Dodgers up the ante with new Wi-Fi 6 network

Professional sports may have put games and exhibitions on hold, but a handful of IT executives from Major League Baseball teams have been using pandemic downtime to upgrade Wi-Fi and DAS systems in their stadiums. Case in point: The Los Angeles Dodgers just completed the league’s first Wi-Fi 6 overhaul along with adding new 5G cellular antennas to ensure Blue...

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