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Stadium Tech Report

October 11th, 2024

MatSing

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Did Verizon push Super Bowl attendees to use 5G instead of Wi-Fi?

The Super Bowl this year once again allowed cellular carriers to see record data usage by fans at the game, with Verizon reporting that it saw its customers use 52.34 terabytes of data "in and around" Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, besting the mark of 47.8 TB used at last year's big game. But for Super Bowl LVIII,...

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PNC Arena adds 12 MatSing antennas to expand cellular coverage

PNC Arena, home of the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes, has added 12 of MatSing's spherical lens antennas to increase cellular coverage of the main bowl seating area in the 18,680-seat arena, according to a release from MatSing. According to MatSing, the new antennas are live for the just-started NHL season, and will provide low-band and mid-band connectivity for not just the...

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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...

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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...

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New Report! Super Bowl wireless upgrades, new DAS for Crypto.com Arena, and more!

Welcome to the fourth issue of our NINTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Winter 2023 issue! These long-form reports are designed to give stadium and large public venue owners and operators, and digital sports business executives a way to dig deep into the topic of stadium technology, via exclusive research and profiles of successful stadium technology deployments, as well...

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Wireless upgrades have State Farm Stadium prepared for Super Bowl LVII

Eight years ago, the state-of-the art networks inside the venue now known as State Farm Stadium set one-day records for fan wireless data consumption at Super Bowl XLIX. While the stadium has remained one of the most active large-event venues since then, the ever-increasing demands of wireless users meant that to properly host this year's big game, a full network...

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