"Imagine walking into a stadium and your smartphone immediately pings you that a $30 premium seat upgrade is available for purchase on your mobile device. As soon as you settle in to enjoy that awesome view of the game, you use your smartphone to order a pulled pork sandwich and imported beer delivered right to your seat. Then, when your favorite player scores a touchdown, you use the team's app to watch an instant replay at multiple angles and a stadium-exclusive video feed of the players on the sideline. Later on, when nature calls, the app directs you to the closest restroom with no wait time." - says Teena Hammond
One out of every three college student will leave during halftime because they are not connect to the Internet and feel that they are going into a connectivity black hole when entering a stadium. Owners are racing to put new technology into their stadiums to attract younger generations. Kids take Internet for granted, they feel that it is important, just as air, water, and food.
There biggest competitions are consumers TVs. It is a lot cheaper and more appealing to watch the game from your very own couch. Sources from Cisco said that 57% of fans prefer to watch the game at home.It is also pretty expensive to take your family out to game, when you can stay at home and have a warm couch, own bathroom, and a big TV. With added features of WI-FI, fans get an experience at a stadium that they cannot get anywhere else. 49ers Levi's Stadium will be the most connected stadium up to date. "The 49ers said what they're really competing against to sell the stadium is the at-home experience. They believe to sell the stadium they need more than putting a great football team on the field. They need to provide Wi-Fi with instant replays with different camera angles, the ability to order food and access other applications that are in the stadium," said Mike Tighe, executive director of data services at Comcast.
There biggest competitions are consumers TVs. It is a lot cheaper and more appealing to watch the game from your very own couch. Sources from Cisco said that 57% of fans prefer to watch the game at home.It is also pretty expensive to take your family out to game, when you can stay at home and have a warm couch, own bathroom, and a big TV. With added features of WI-FI, fans get an experience at a stadium that they cannot get anywhere else. 49ers Levi's Stadium will be the most connected stadium up to date. "The 49ers said what they're really competing against to sell the stadium is the at-home experience. They believe to sell the stadium they need more than putting a great football team on the field. They need to provide Wi-Fi with instant replays with different camera angles, the ability to order food and access other applications that are in the stadium," said Mike Tighe, executive director of data services at Comcast.
Another big reason for adding connectivity is simple, it makes more money through additional purchases, whether it's food and drinks, or merchandise or seat upgrades. A huge upgrade is being able to make an order from your smartphone and getting it delivered directly to your seat, without having to move an inch. The number of mobile-connected devices will exceed the world's population by the end of 2014, and by 2018 there will be more than 10 billion mobile-connected devices, representing 1.4 mobile devices per capita, according to the Cisco Visual Networking Index.
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