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Mobilitie brings new 5G DAS to Crypto.com Arena
Fans attending games and events at Crypto.com Arena and L.A. Live now can count on solid 5G cellular connectivity thanks to a new distributed antenna deployment (DAS) from Mobilitie. Replacing an older DAS design, the new deployment at possibly one of the busiest basketball/hockey-sized arenas in the world uses lens antennas from MatSing to provide top-down coverage to most of...Editorial
What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?
Looking back at 2022, it's easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments as venues continue to try...News
Verizon, AT&T break records for big-game cellular data use at Super Bowl LVII
Any doubt that wireless data usage at big events is continuing to grow was put to rest today, when Verizon and AT&T reported at combined 68.8 terabytes of data use in and around State Farm Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl LVII -- about 58 percent more than the total seen last year. Both Verizon's reported mark of 47.8 TB and...News
Verizon, NFL team up on private CBRS stadium networks
Verizon and the NFL announced a 5-year partnership under which Verizon will build private CBRS-based networks for all of the NFL's 30 stadiums, initially to support on-field communications but with the ability to host other security- and bandwidth-sensitive back-of-house applications as well. According to Verizon, the all-important coach-to-coach game-day headset communications will run off the new networks, starting with games...Editorial