I've been looking at Stadium WiFi as well. There's a lot of moving parts to
it. More than just good WiFi ("apps", digital signage, Kiosks etc.)...you
need to identify what your trying to accomplish, and go from there.
For us, the stadium is used year-round, and hosts many events in addition
to our Campus events. It is a multi-purpose facility, so is dynamic in
nature.If you're looking to enhance the "Fan Experience" a DAS-only solution won't get you all the bells & whistles. The hotness/all the rage is surrounding Location Based services (What's the closest bathroom, concession sales w/ out leaving seat, seat-upsales, shortest bathroom line etc). You'll want/need an 'app' if you want to really engage the "Fans". The most successful stadiums (NFL, NBA etc.) seem to have both...a good DAS & 802.11 WiFi system in place. You can find statistics on-line for 802.11 uptake at Superbowls and major events. Not surprisingly, it's growing. You can also find article referencing student attendance going down at campus'. Speculation is that lack of a connection (wifi or other), being 'disconnected' is driving them away. I'll refrain from vendor-wars and "who's better". I can comment off-list on specific parts of systems that I prefer in one over another, but as with most things, there is no clear "winner". Some links: http://www.techrepublic.com/article/how-sports-teams-are-scrambling-to-keep-millennials-coming-to-games/#. http://www.rcrwireless.com/article/20140205/networks/extreme-networks-boosted-by-enterasys-acquisition/(statis by Extreme, WiFi by Cisco) http://wlanbook.com/stadium-wifi-list/ http://wirednot.wordpress.com/2014/01/22/whats-the-big-deal-with-stadium-wi-fi-let-me-spell-it-out-for-you/ http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303369904579423792725267978(hey, look who won worst!) http://vimeo.com/89430966 (Chuck Lukaszewski talking Ultra-HD WiFi) Mike Albano On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Ball, Erik <[email protected]> wrote: > It’s been about a year since Stadium WiFi has come up on this list, so I > wanted to see if there has been any movement towards a large scale stadium > WiFi deployment by anyone? We looked into this a little less than a year > ago, and it would be quite pricey given that it would be really only > utilized 1 season of the year. However, the topic is coming up again (as > part of envisioning the perfect fan experience), and it would be nice to > see where other people stood on this. > > > > If so, can you share where you are at in the process, and the vendor that > you selected? > > > > However, it sounds like working through cellular/DAS arrangements has been > more popular/widespread than bothering with stadium WiFi. If you chose > DAS, without bothering with 802.11 coverage, did that satisfy people? > > > > Thanks, > Erik > > > > > > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE > Constituent Group discussion list can be found at > http://www.educause.edu/groups/. > > ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Constituent Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
