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Stadium Tech Report

March 12th, 2025

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Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium sees 31.2 terabytes of Wi-Fi usage, a new record

Once again, the NFL's big game did not disappoint when it comes to setting Wi-Fi usage records, with 31.2 terabytes of Wi-Fi data used at SoFi Stadium during Super Bowl LVI, according to statistics released by Extreme Networks. The new "official" high-water mark tops the previous biggest number we've ever seen, the 26.42 TB seen at Super Bowl 54 on...

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Super Wi-Fi usage at SoFi Stadium: Sign of a new surge in fan connectivity

Historically, most large stadiums getting set to host a Super Bowl can spend a year getting their connectivity infrastructure ready for the demands of the upcoming big game. This year, SoFi Stadium, home of Super Bowl LVI on Feb. 13, is charting a different path, with Super Bowl-like Wi-Fi usage numbers occurring almost every Sunday of the current NFL season....

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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 it arrived in spectacular fashion,...

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Coors Field gets Wi-Fi 6 upgrade ahead of All-Star Game

When Major League Baseball moved this year's All-Star Game from Atlanta to Denver, it no doubt set off a lot of organizational scrambling in order to get Coors Field ready to host the sport's mid-summer celebration. Even with a full house of fans expected in July, one thing that didn't cause any last-minute chaos was the upgrading of the stadium's...

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University of Arizona taps 1337 Facilities to build ‘flexible’ esports center

After bursting onto the sporting mindset a few years ago with a huge bang, the idea of live-attendance "esports events," or fans watching competitive organized gaming, has had some problems living up to the hype. While projections of Super Bowl-sized crowds assembling to watch live gaming events haven't quite materialized yet, the undeniable popularity of competitive gaming, from casual play,...

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Will stadiums embrace smart poles for parking lots?

If providing technology inside a stadium is an accepted idea, bringing more technology to the spaces just outside stadiums -- mainly parking lots -- is still a work in progress. While venues have tried different types of one-off integrations, like attaching Wi-Fi or cellular antennas to existing light poles, some new offerings are coalescing around the idea of a "smart...

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