Barclays Center Stadiums race to digitize

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 en- joy 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 favourite 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 rest- room with no wait time.
This isn’t a far-fetched futuristic stadium experience. It’s already available at some venues, and others are rushing as fast as they can to add next generation digital systems that will make attend- ing a game in person an immersive, connected experience.

Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York is one of the world’s most connected stadiums.

Barclays Center was to create an unforgettable fan experi- ence at pro and college basketball games as well as concerts and other events. He’s accomplished his goal, with an average of 4,000 to 5,000 fans accessing the 17,500-seat arena’s Wi-Fi on any given night, and using the in-house team app to get instant replays and watch multiple camera angles on their mobile devices. Fans can also order drinks and food from their seats, and upgrade those seats as soon as they walk into the arena. All of the equipment is from Cisco, and it includes Cisco’s Connected Stadium net- work for free high-density Wi-Fi and 275 access points. ------- download Barclays Stadium pdf