Large venues like transportation hubs, arenas and stadiums have long been a focus of carrier investment not just to meet ever-increasing mobile data demands but also to showcase technological advances. The recent Super Bowl, marked by massive investments in 5G network and services, continued this trend but in a very new way that emphasizes how particular mixes of spectral assets informs the strategy for providing 5G in a venue.
Traditional stadium connectivity is often provided by a distributed antenna system–carriers connect a signal source to a shared in-venue infrastructure that distributes that signal.
