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 […]
New Report: Columbus Crew pushes the envelope on entry technology
Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Fall 2021 issue, which includes an in-depth look at the Columbus Crew’s new home, Lower. com Field, and its innovative entry technology deployment, which gets fans into the building in record time. We also take a “first look” at a Las Vegas Raiders game at Allegiant Stadium, […]
Allegiant Stadium welcomes Raiders fans with solid Wi-Fi
If you’re a Raiders fan, you are probably ecstatic about the new place your team – the Las Vegas Raiders – can finally call home. And among all the amenities stuffed into Allegiant Stadium, a solid fan-facing Wi-Fi network stands out, delivering positive results from the first set of full-attendance events. Though it’s been officially […]