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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2026

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Editorial

Let’s define “Smart” before spending another $18 Billion on smart stadiums

The "smart stadium" market is projected to grow from $18.1 billion in 2024 to nearly $39.6 billion by 2030, according to Grand View Research—a compound annual growth rate of about 14.4 percent. Similar forecasts from other firms paint the same picture: massive spending ahead, driven by demand for IoT infrastructure, immersive fan experiences, and data-driven operations. There's just one problem....

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News

Galtronics owner Baylin acquires antenna tech with acquisition of Sweden’s Kaelus

Baylin Technologies, the parent company of stadium cellular antenna provider Galtronics, announced an agreement to acquire the Sweden-based Kaelus, a company with leading antenna technologies in the areas of RF conditioning and testing and measurement. The deal, valued at $42 million Candian ($30.51 million USD) is expected to close early in 2026, pending regulatory approvals. Leighton Carroll, chief executive officer...

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Feature

Survey results are here! Download results and white paper today!

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...

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Longtime DAS player SOLiD puts a new focus on the U.S. stadium market

At a time when adding more wireless capacity is a prime concern for large public venues, an upheaval in the traditional marketplace for distributed antenna system (DAS) equipment is creating an opening for solution suppliers with sustained experience and innovation. SOLiD, a longtime DAS player, is making a move back into targeting sports and entertainment venues. Recently, the market for...

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AFL is a strategic leader for venue-owned DAS in the new era of in-building wireless

Global telecommunications firm America Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) is seeking to make more of a public name for itself a year after acquiring DAS Group Professionals (DGP), one of the top providers of design and strategy for big-stadium cellular networks. According to AFL, the DGP acquisition completed a three-company purchase strategy that brought expertise in construction, large-scale design, and now venue...

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Case Study: Germany’s largest football stadium scores a SOLiD win for fan experience

Signal lduna Park is Germany’s largest football stadium, capable of hosting up to 82,000 fans. The sixth largest in Europe, the stadium holds the European average attendance record set during the 2011-12 season with 1.37 M fans over just 17 games. Signal lduna Park also includes the largest terrace for standing spectators in European football with a capacity of 24,454...

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