Pro football is back, and fans in stadiums are continuing to use wireless data at an increasing pace, according to statistics provided by Verizon.
For the first week of NFL regular-season games, Verizon saw some big spikes in customer data usage at several NFL stadiums, including a mark of 5.1 terabytes for the New Orleans Saints’ home opener, a 47-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers at Caesars Superdome. According to Verizon that number was 92 percent higher than the opening-game data usage from last year, a figure perhaps helped by the Saints’ recent upgrade to the wireless networks at Caesars Superdome.
Overall, Verizon reported that its customers used 50.3 TB of data across all NFL stadiums on the opening weekend, a 7.2 percent increase from the same figures from a year ago. Other stadiums with big jumps in Verizon data usage last weekend included a 3.1 TB mark at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, where the Buccaneers defeated the Washington Commanders 37-20. According to Verizon that number was 91 percent higher than the opening-day mark last season.
At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Verizon customers used 4.5 TB of wireless data while watching the Minnesota Vikings beat the New York Giants. According to Verizon, that number was 70 percent higher than the data used a year before at MetLife.
