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Stadium Tech Report

April 9th, 2026

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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 stadiums and arenas. Though it...

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Treating audio as an asset: How IP networks are rewiring the economics of stadium sound

As we progress into 2026, the technology and strategies behind stadium audio deployments have never been more important. For decades, stadium audio was treated as a necessary utility. If the announcements were intelligible, if the music was loud enough, and if the system didn’t fail on game day, it was considered a success. That definition no longer holds. In actuality,...

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Cisco’s sales success shows rapid market acceptance of the hyper-directional Wi-Fi antenna strategy

The strategy of building a Wi-Fi antenna for specific stadium long-distance connectivity needs is paying off for networking giant Cisco. Since Cisco introduced its stadium-specific wireless solutions, nearly 25,000 units have been deployed, including the new CW9179F, which has seen the fastest ramp of the Wi-Fi 7 generation. Cisco's line of Wi-Fi antennas that support the innovative features of longer-distance...

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When to cut the cord: What triax cable teaches stadiums about retiring legacy technology

In the basement of a gleaming MLS stadium that opened just three years ago, beneath the LED ribbons and IP-connected systems, there runs a cable plant engineered for workflows that are no longer the default. Forty-two thousand feet of triax, coaxial cable’s beefier cousin, run through conduit and cable trays, connecting camera positions to a broadcast compound. The cable itself...

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Why Levi’s Stadium treats connectivity as critical infrastructure

In today’s stadiums, connectivity is no longer a supporting system. It is core infrastructure. It underpins fan experience, venue operations, security, media workflows and revenue generation, and it must perform reliably under extreme, event-driven demand. At Levi’s Stadium, that reality is front and center as the venue prepares to host world-class sports and entertainment events in 2026. Delivering that level...

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Why the NFL still uses analog phones on sideline carts

In every NFL stadium, almost all game-critical systems now run on IP networks. Coaching headsets ride dedicated wireless channels. Replay workflows move through cloud infrastructure. Tablets sync real-time images over encrypted links, and control rooms sit on high-capacity fiber backbones supporting thousands of devices at once. Nearly every operational layer inside these venues has converged into a tightly monitored, highly...

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