In an effort to combat the rising tide of per-game arrests at NFL stadiums over the last five years, a mobile safety communications platform called LiveSafe is now working with football venues to improve the game day experience for fans. LiveSafe recently announced that it partnered with VenueNext, a venue technology company changing the way consumers and […]
Prior to the Washington Redskins’ Sunday Night Football game against the Green Bay Packers, the team announced it upgraded its Wi-Fi connection at FedExField to 10 gigabit per second. While the Redskins touted the bandwidth increase as a way for fans to have a “best-in-class stadium experience,” the team is also encouraging season ticket holders to watch games […]
New England Patriots president Jonathan Kraft tipped his hand at the team’s Mobility Summit in late September, saying that augmented reality would soon be a “big part of the in-game experience.” With the latest Wi-Fi upgrades to Gillette Stadium, it looks as though that innovation might be coming sooner than expected. The Patriots recently partnered […]
The largest LED video display in all of sports will be housed at the new Mercedes-Benz Stadium, it was announced Tuesday. Home of the Atlanta Falcons and Atlanta United FC, Mercedes-Benz Stadium is partnering with Daktronics on the first-of-its-kind 360-degree halo display, which will be manufactured and installed above the field as part of the stadium’s […]
AT&T is deploying drones in sports venues across the United States to track wireless signal strength and eliminate connectivity dead zones. Drones hovering above stadium bleachers are equipped with AT&T’s EchoBOT technology. “Echo Drones,” test the user experience at countless locations throughout a venue by “simulating surfing the web, making calls, sending texts, and uploading […]
