As it turns out, the lopsided score on the football field at Super Bowl 59 on Feb. 9 wasn’t the only blowout that took place in Caesars Superdome that night. In the wireless community, the competition at the NFL’s championship game was between the fan-facing cellular and Wi-Fi networks. In surprising fashion it wasn’t even […]
ANDREW is Back and Ready for a Better Connected Future
The legendary ANDREW brand has returned. Now part of the Amphenol family, ANDREW leverages more than 85 years of wireless innovation to deliver simple, efficient, enduring and sustainable solutions for mobile network operators and enterprises worldwide. View this video to learn more and see how ANDREW is back and ready for the future. ANDREW an […]
Corning sells DAS business to Airspan
Corning, a company that once supplied gear to some of the largest in-stadium distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments, is getting out of the DAS business completely with the sale of its wireless product division to Airspan, a deal announced today. According to the Boca Raton, Fla.-based Airspan, it will be acquiring Corning’s 6000 and 6200 […]
Entry technology market report: How technology has rapidly changed the ticketing — and event — experience
How we got here: from coins to bar codes Section I: The history of the printed ticket Bar codes provide a business boost Smart phones bring more tech to the ticketing gate 1. The history of the printed ticket In the days when Shakespeare was still penning new plays, the “fan experience” at the Globe […]
Verizon, AT&T combine for 67 TB of cellular data used at Super Bowl 59 with an assist from MatSing
Take a bow, MatSing lens antennas! Why? because your inherent technology was no doubt the MVP of the cellular activity at Super Bowl 59 in New Orleans, where Verizon and AT&T saw a combined 67.1 terabytes of data used Sunday in and around the Caesars Superdome. As part of a full rip-and-replace distributed antenna system […]
Verizon tells customers going to Super Bowl: Don’t use the stadium Wi-Fi, use Verizon 5G instead
In what has to be a first for the NFL’s big game, Verizon is actively telling its customers who will be in New Orleans for this year’s Super Bowl to stay away from the stadium Wi-Fi, and use Verizon 5G cellular services instead. “It’s absolutely a performance thing,” said Joseph Russo, Verizon executive vice president […]