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Stadium Tech Report

December 21st, 2024

SoFi Stadium

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Super Wi-Fi usage at SoFi Stadium: Sign of a new surge in fan connectivity

Historically, most large stadiums getting set to host a Super Bowl can spend a year getting their connectivity infrastructure ready for the demands of the upcoming big game. This year, SoFi Stadium, home of Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, is charting a different path, with Super Bowl-like Wi-Fi usage numbers occurring almost every Sunday of the current NFL season....

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News

Extreme Networks signs Wi-Fi deals with NHL, Manchester United

Networking vendor Extreme Networks announced today a multi-year deal making it "an official Wi-Fi partner" of the National Hockey League, as well as a deal to deploy a new Wi-Fi 6 network at Old Trafford, the home stadium for the Manchester United team. Though Extreme did not announce any signed deals to provide Wi-Fi gear to any NHL arenas, the...

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Editorial

Survey says: Covid resurgence the top concern for venues

What is the top concern of venues this year? According to the results of our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, the possible resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic was easily the top answer among the 100-plus stadium technology professionals who participated in our survey. Fans attending games at SoFi Stadium need to show proof of Covid vaccination. Credit all photos: Paul Kapustka,...

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Buffalo Bills add vaccination-proof requirement for fans; LA teams coming soon

The Buffalo Bills are the latest NFL team to join the growing list of organizations that will require fans to show proof of Covid-19 vaccination to attend games, and the Los Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers are expected to follow suit soon, with both regions getting government direction to do so. In Buffalo, the Bills joined county executives on...

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SoFi Stadium videoboard gets new name: Infinity Screen by Samsung

The revolutionary two-sided oval videoboard at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles has a new name: Infinity Screen by Samsung, referencing the builder of the display. Stadium Tech Report has previously reported on the videoboard's attributes, in a profile from last year when the venue opened. In an earlier time, the videoboard was known casually as "the Oculus," but that name...

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Editorial

Hollywood Park vaccination site takes care of Los Angeles teachers

When it was finished, the temporary Covid-19 vaccination site for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Hollywood Park used a wireless network that was supported by optical fiber connections. While that sounds straightforward and simple, in this case there's a story behind the story about how the fiber found its way to the vaccination site. At the early March...

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