In multipurpose arenas, where revenue depends on hosting a wide range of events, reducing turnaround time between shows is as important to profitability as selling tickets. At Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, the installation of a new LED stadium lighting system has nearly paid for itself thanks to a reduction in lighting setup times. […]
Ohio Stadium embraces AI-managed Wi-Fi with Juniper Mist Wi-Fi 7 upgrade
Ohio Stadium, home to one of the biggest, highest-performing stadium Wi-Fi networks anywhere, will now be leading the large-venue market into an AI-managed future with a Juniper Mist-powered Wi-Fi 7 upgrade that is already underway. According to technology executives at The Ohio State University, a campus-wide strategic initiative in 2025 to move all Wi-Fi platforms […]
New Extreme MatSing platform brings competition to hyper-directional stadium Wi-Fi
The newest entrant in the stadium hyper-directional Wi-Fi market is a joint product from MatSing and Extreme Networks that combines 16 independently tunable Wi-Fi beams with MatSing’s lens antenna technology. The system will make its first deployment at the new Nissan Stadium in Nashville when the venue opens next year. According to an Extreme product […]
Bringing the power of IP networks to stadium audio
The advent of digital networks for audio in stadiums has contributed significantly to the rise of audio’s importance and economic impact in venue operations. In modern stadiums, few systems command as much capital as audio. Audio is the second-largest technology expense behind LED displays. Along with video, it has become a defining element of the […]
Is AVB the right choice for standards-based stadium audio?
In a world dominated by Dante, can the standards-based technology known as Audio Video Bridging (AVB) provide a viable market alternative for stadium audio-over-IP networks? So far, the verdict is incomplete. Although AVB is a viable technology and has been used in large stadium audio networks, it lacks the same level of industry support from […]
Can Dante hold off standards-based competitors in the audio-over-IP world?
Over its almost two-decade life span, the audio-over-IP protocol known as Dante has established itself as the market leader in stadium and large public venue audio installations. With its relative ease of deployment and its wide industry support, Dante has become the default audio-over-IP delivery mechanism for most of the larger public venues like sports […]
