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Stadium Tech Report

February 5th, 2025

5G

News

MatSing antennas, Verizon 5G and AiFi walk-through concessions at Miami F1 race

This weekend's Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, which gets underway today, will have a host of stadium technologies on hand to help the expected 200,000-plus fans connect and consume while attending the event. Being held on a track built around Miami's Hard Rock Stadium, the F1 event is getting Super Bowl-like connectivity enhancements from sponsor Verizon, which will have...

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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: Justin Bushee, Boingo

"5G is not hype." That's one of the key messages that came across in our interview with Justin Bushee, vice president of business development at Boingo, who joined us at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Watch and listen as Bushee describes some of the new deployments underway from Boingo, which include 5G rollouts...

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Editorial

Venues look to 5G for new content experiences

With 5G cellular services starting to appear in more and more sports venues, the question we had for our audience of stadium IT professionals was, what do you plan to do with the new technology? According to the responses to our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, venues see 5G and mobile edge computing (MEC) as technologies that will help them bring...

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Editorial

Video Interview: Robert Cordova, Milwaukee Bucks

What are the connectivity issues that arise when your team becomes a world champion? That was part of the questioning line we had for Robert Cordova, chief technology and strategy officer for the Milwaukee Bucks, when he joined us for a video interview at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show earlier this year. Topics we discussed included not only connectivity...

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