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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...Feature
Islanders’ Paradise: UBS Arena brings tech-filled ‘stadium of the future’ to New York Islanders fans
If you're a New York Islanders fan, there is no need to revisit the pain you suffered in recent years when the team struggled to find a reliable, viable home. Not with the opening last year of UBS Arena, a comfortable, tech-filled home for hockey and events that should serve Long Island residents well into the future. Sitting snugly behind...Feature
Easy Entry: Columbus Crew pushes the technology envelope to speed up stadium entry
Whenever a new stadium opens, the team running the venue knows that an unexpected test of its systems is going to come -- you just don't know when. For the Columbus Crew, there was one big test of its bleeding-edge stadium-entry technology package during the fifth regular-season game ever at the new Lower.com Field. And it arrived in spectacular fashion,...Feature
From the archives: Tech shines through at Sacramento’s new Golden 1 Center (2017)
In 2016, the Sacramento Kings opened their new home, Golden 1 Center, with an emphasis on technology. As we found in our visit, the cellular distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi were first-rate in performance. In a recent phone interview with John Rinehart, president of business operations for the team, he said that all wireless systems are currently running well,...Feature