In our fifth annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, respondents showed a significant shift in their annual economic concerns. While lowering operating costs, budgetary constraints and increasing revenues remained the top three challenges for the next 12 months, this year lowering costs was cited by 72 percent of respondents, up from 64 percent in 2024 and 56 percent in 2023. Increasing revenues, meanwhile, was cited by only 54 percent of respondents to this year’s survey, compared to 59 percent a year ago. According to this year’s respondents, 18 percent said reducing costs was a bigger challenge than increasing revenues.
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In partnership with Verizon, in July and August of this year we reached out to the STR community and asked them to participate in our fifth annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, which included a wide range of questions about the current state of a venue’s connectivity and technology infrastructure. As in years past, the goal was to get a clearer understanding of what’s shaping respondents’ operational strategy and how they’re prioritizing investments.
We also asked very specific questions about the latest stadium technologies, including biometrics and cashierless concessions, and even added several new topics, asking respondents how they might be using generative AI and what their plans were for LED board purchases.
To be clear, these are not our views but the insights of our audience – honest feedback that once again provides an industry-wide perspective on the common issues facing venues of all shapes and sizes, from large NFL and college football stadiums to Major League Baseball stadiums, to NBA and NHL arenas, as well as more intimate concert halls. Their answers are now available for you to read, in both a survey results format and an accompanying white paper that summarizes the data.
Download the survey results and white paper today!
Thanks again to our partner Verizon, and a special thanks to all the stadium technology professionals who lent their time and insights to make this survey and its results possible.
