Optus Stadium made history today as it became the first commercial building in Australia (excluding Optus retail stores) and the first sporting venue in Western Australia to be 5G enabled. Read more
Stadium MK, home of English League One football club MK Dons, has been chosen as a test site to use 5G to trial advanced mobility and hospitality logistics to drive research in the field of automation. Read more
Oak View Group, the developers behind Co-op Live, the new 23,500 capacity arena in Manchester, UK, have teamed up with Elevate Sports Ventures to support on strategy, marketing, sales and service for the venue’s premium hospitality offerings. Read more
Marvel Stadium in Melbourne, Australia is set to undergo a series of technology upgrades after the AFL struck a new deal with broadcast partners Foxtel and Telstra. Read more
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse basketball arena recently transformed its 25-year-old infrastructure into a cutting-edge facility including over 750 LG digital displays. Read more
ANC is supplying and installing high-technology full-colour videoboards for the under-construction Polar Park, the new home of MiLB’s Worcester Redsox. Read more
Mobilitie is deploying a network upgrade to support 5G capabilities throughout Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay, Florida, home to the 2020 AL Champion Tampa Bay Rays. Read more
The Esports Venue Summit has reached half time after an enthralling couple of days, and there’s still plenty more to come. Read more
Arsenal FC is set to launch a new fan loyalty and rewards programme that will soon be available to all the Premier League club’s members in the UK. Read more
The Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX) is set to host the Innovative Pathway to the Future of Sports & Entertainment International Virtual Conference and Expo in November. Read more
German audio technology company d&b audiotechnik has partnered with leading theatrical and creative sound designer Autograph to co-develop and launch a stadium sound application, creating a live crowd atmosphere at empty sports events. Read more
IBM and the Overwatch League™, the world’s first global esports league with 20 city-based teams, announced its first-of-a-kind multi-year deal to bring IBM’s cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technology to esports. Read more
The Premier League, EFL, WSL and Women’s Championship have published an open letter to football supporters regarding the safe return of supporters to grounds. Read more
The San Francisco 49ers have announced that Levi’s Stadium will be among the first wave of NFL venues to complete the transition to a cashless payment model whenever fans are able to return to the venue. Read more
The Sports Technology and Innovation Group has launched a call for solutions to enable the return of fans to sports grounds. Read more
Saputo Stadium, Canada’s second largest soccer stadium and home of Major League Soccer’s Montreal Impact, has deployed an Aruba network to deliver new gameday experiences to fans and improve operations. Read more
The Ulsan Sports Complex hired audio integrators TechDataPS and Daeseong Media to upgrade the sound system in its Ulsan Complex Stadium with a state-of-the-art, dynamic HARMAN Professional audio solution. Read more
Stats Perform, the SportsTech leader in data and AI and technology, and Daktronics are teaming up to deliver the latest in data visualisations for digital signage both in and outside sporting venues. Read more
Edgbaston Stadium has launched a new mobile app to make it even easier to follow the Birmingham Bears cricket team from home on tablet and smartphones. Read more
Dr. Lou Marciani, a worldwide authority on fan safety, security, health, and fan experience for sports and entertainment, has launched the Innovation Institute for Fan Experience (IIFX). Read more
