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. Being able to safely re-open venues and figuring out how to deal with […]
Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey results are in! Download results and our white paper today!
If you are looking for insights on stadium connectivity, there’s no better way to learn than from your peers. Results from our 2021 Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey are now available for free download — read them today! DOWNLOAD THE REPORT RESULTS AND WHITE PAPER The calendar year of 2021 was especially interesting for the large […]
Video Interview: Mike Beteag, OC Vibe
What is the OC Vibe project, and what will be the technology strategy behind it? Those were the main questions we asked Mike Beteag, executive vice president and chief technology officer for OC Vibe, when we had a chance to sit down with him at the ALSD conference in Las Vegas earlier this year. Take […]
First Look: Climate Pledge Arena
Stadium Tech Report was live in Seattle last week, for the opening days of the “new” home of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena. Built basically underneath the old roof of the venue previously known as Key Arena, the privately funded, $1.165-billion rebuild led by owners Oak View Group is a completely new facility […]
Padres, Boingo team on small CBRS network for Petco Park
The San Diego Padres have teamed with Boingo Wireless to deploy a small CBRS network at Petco Park, providing back-of-house coverage to support concessions and ticketing transactions at the Gallagher Square “community gathering space” that is adjacent to the baseball stadium. Though it’s just a small network — meant to provide connectivity for Apple iPad […]
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 […]