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Stadium Tech Report

December 26th, 2024

AmpThink

News

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

Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Summer 2021 issue, which includes an in-depth profile of the new Wi-Fi 6 network upgrade at the Colorado Rockies’ Coors Field, which will host the Major League Baseball All-Star Game this July. Planned ahead of the pandemic, the Coors Field network upgrade includes new equipment from Cisco and some innovative design and...

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Editorial

Hollywood Park vaccination site takes care of Los Angeles teachers

When it was finished, the temporary Covid-19 vaccination site for the Los Angeles Unified School District at Hollywood Park used a wireless network that was supported by optical fiber connections. While that sounds straightforward and simple, in this case there's a story behind the story about how the fiber found its way to the vaccination site. At the early March...

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Feature

From the archives: Orlando Magic will use Wi-Fi to improve connections with fans (2014)

Back in 2014, AmpThink made its public debut as innovators in the high-density Wi-Fi market. While AmpThink had previously participated in several Mobile Network Operator (“MNO”) driven projects including two Super Bowls, the network at the Amway Center was the first project where AmpThink worked for the venue owner. The outcome was a long term relationship with the Magic that...

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Converged Innovation: SoFi Stadium’s networks break new ground

When you spend more than $5 Billion building a revolutionary-looking new sports and entertainment venue, it’s a good bet that the technology found inside would be the best that could be found. What’s truly innovative at the new SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is not just the quality and functionality of the technology’s pieces and parts, but also the venue’s...

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Editorial

Commentary: What’s Next in the Return to Venues

On March 11, 2020, a full house of fans had filled Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, in anticipation of an NBA game between the Thunder and the visiting Utah Jazz. But just before tipoff, the referees convened at midcourt for a discussion. Soon after that, the teams were sent back to the locker rooms, and eventually an announcement was...

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Feature

Dickies Arena: Raising the fan experience to the highest level

Without a professional or major college sports team as a main tenant, it’s somewhat of a wonder that Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas, got built at all. But once you step inside and attend an event there, the wonder shifts to the sheer excellence that surrounds you, in what may be simply the best-built arena-sized venue, anywhere. It might...

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