The Stadium Experience Powered by Nokia and Infinity
A stadium or arena event is one that most people look forward to and aren’t soon to forget. The excitement of watching a sporting event, concert, or cultural event with thousands of other fans and enthusiasts and getting a full-body, immersive experience is irreplaceable and – for many – irresistible.
To ensure that your guests – and the sports teams or performers you’re hosting – remember their venue visit in the most positive way, you have to provide them with an exceptional experience. Utilizing cutting-edge technologies, applications, and the right connectivity solutions can help you provide an awe-inspiring experience throughout the entire arena – whether they’re watching events unfold on stage or on the field, or purchasing merchandise on the concourse.
What Is A Smart Stadium?
A Smart Stadium is any stadium or venue that operates with a highly-connected network and that powers real-time analytics and automations. Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) allows organizations – including sports venues, stadiums, and arenas – to create end-to-end private wireless networks that support Internet of Things (IoT) applications and edge computing.
5G Cameras
Improve your guests viewing experience through the use of remotely controlled robot PTZ cameras, streamed in real-time over 5G mmW technology. With Nokia’s advanced 5G mmW uplink, enjoy crisp and sharp event broadcasting with less than 200ms latency. Whether someone is watching live at the stadium or enjoying the high-quality broadcast on the hospitality zone TV wall, rest assured that they won’t miss any of the action.
Immersive Tours
Offer VIP attendees an unparalleled backstage experience with cutting-edge 5G connectivity. Through 5G-connected mobile cameras, viewers can now enjoy up-close and intimate access to every aspect of the event, ranging from warm-ups and sound checks to mesmerizing medal ceremonies and engaging interviews.
Augmented Reality
Immerse your guests in the action with augmented reality, as superimposed visuals, real-time statistics, and interactive navigation bring the event to life. Witness performance insights, competition details, and live results seamlessly integrated into the XD motion video source, providing viewers with a dynamic and engaging experience.
Guest VR Experiences
Experience the thrill of an immersive, competitive event, regardless of the sport. While enjoying breaks in the stadium, attendees can engage in virtual competitions against athletes and fellow guests. The connected devices are synced with pre-recorded 5G broadcast footage of the arena, creating an exhilarating and interactive experience for everyone involved.
Connected Photos and 5G Journalist Experience
Empower sports photographers with seamless snap-and-go capabilities using a 5G modem integrated with their cameras. This innovation enables them to effortlessly send their pictures to the server automatically or opt for manual uploads at their convenience. Meanwhile, VIPs can indulge in a captivating sneak peek of these high-octane photos through a dedicated gallery showcased on the hospitality zone’s TV wall. The cutting-edge technology ensures instant access to stunning sports imagery, enriching the overall event experience for all attendees.
360° Event Viewing
Allow your guests to immerse themselves in the heart of the action by enjoying exclusive access to high-quality 360° videos of the event right from the comfort of the hospitality zone. There they can experience the excitement through either a tablet or a VR headset and choose from two multimedia streams, each captured by 360 cameras positioned to offer a unique and dynamic perspective of the event’s unfolding moments.
Augmented Audio
Create an immersive event experience for attendees through a range of 5G-enabled audio streams. From diverse language options to capturing the exhilarating race sounds, spectators have the freedom to select their preferred audio streams on their smartphones, free from any latency issues. Moreover, they can effortlessly mix these streams, curating their personalized and tailor-made audio journey, ensuring they enjoy the ultimate bespoke audio experience during the event.
Benefits of a Smart Stadium
In addition to booking amazing performers and hosting nail-biting sporting events, one of the best ways to ensure your venue is selling out week after week and night after night is to provide your guests with the most incredible experience money can buy. To do this, you’ll want to focus on their entire experience with your venue, not only as attendees at a particular event, but as shoppers, diners, and community members.
Implementing a smart network powered by Nokia’s Digital Automation Cloud will allow your venue to implement innovative, incredible guest experience attractions while also providing the critical services that attendees, retailers, and security providers have come to expect as a “bare minimum” feature.
Guest Experience
With Nokia DAC your guests can enjoy a state of the art, seamless connectivity experience. With 5G video streaming they’ll be able to watch the game throughout the venue, in multiple angles, with high-definition clarity. They’ll also be able to enjoy interactive elements, like up to the second stats, facts, and recaps of the game.
Retail and Broadcaster Experience
Retailers and broadcasters rely on lightning-fast internet speeds and reliable failover to provide their customers with the service they expect within your venue. Retailers and food service providers will be able to rely on efficient and secure payment processing with enhanced video surveillance equipment to protect their goods, while real-time, lag-free network connectivity will enable broadcasters to stream your event to their audiences at home.
Community and Public Safety Experience
Large stadiums, arenas, and event spaces are frequently earmarked by public safety officials as venues for a variety of community uses, such as disaster shelters, warming or cooling stations, or vaccination clinics. While the hope is that your venue will never be called into action in an emergency situation, the fact is that it must be ready at a moment’s notice.
By ensuring your venue’s network can handle the mission-critical public safety technologies and provide reliable connectivity to first responders and other public safety officials, you can help keep your community safe.
About Infinity Technology Solutions
Infinity Technology Solutions specializes in broadband and critical communications infrastructure development. We help our channel partners deploy private wireless networks 4G/5G, microwave backhaul systems, IP/MPLS, and optical networking technologies.
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