I’ve a bit of experience at deploying wifi to stadiums at sports stadiums. The business model is straightforward:
You offer free wifi access to spectators who otherwise would have trouble getting 3G or 4G access due to the short-term convergence of thousands of other spectators.
In return you capture spectators registration details, which you can subsequently use for marketing purposes. You can also force visitors to a landing page after the login, which can carry advertising. Finally, you can control access to premium event-related sites, like gambling. The venue can prohibit access to betting sites apart from their (paying) betting partner.
This technology has been around for a while but the tools and processes to commercialise it are still relatively new.
Venues across the country are already doing all of the above, but we’re only at the beginning of how sports venues engage with the phone in the hands of their in-stadium spectators. The venues control premium content – like replays of goals or key incidents, which they can use to entice stadium visitors to register, login and view adverts. You can view a goal reply on stadium screens, but this technology would allow you to view incident whenever you want, from whatever camera angle you want – great if you’re stuck at one end of the ground and want to see an incident in the opposite penalty area.
Eventually you will be able to order snacks or buy shirts through the same app you use to view replays. The possibilities are endless: view Benchcam to see who is doing what in the technical area, click on your adjacent Kioskcam to see if there’s a queue before leaving your seat.
Sizing an install is a straightforward process. You start with the capacity of the venue, then estimate what percentage you’ll get to register, then estimate how many will want to access the internet simultaneously, then estimate their average bandwidth requirement.
From that you get an estimate of what throughput your access points need (and where they are needed), what routers you need, and the leased line bandwidth. This exercise has been done in practically every town in the country.
It’s inconceivable # 1
It’s inconceivable that the supplier and customer have not gone through this sizing procedure. There will be email trails confirming the process.
It’s inconceivable # 2
It’s inconceivable that a customer expects 100% of their maximum population to register, login and access the internet simultaneously. Especially so if the customer already had a stadium wifi installation and was aware of visitor login profiles. If they did, their supplier would size accordingly, but this would have been well covered during the preliminary conversations.
It’s inconceivable # 3
The deal Newco Rangers are trying to get out of was signed under then chief executive, Charles Green. Star witness for the plaintiff would surely be the directors from the other side who instructed the deal:
Counsel: “Mr Green, as chief executive of Rangers International did you instruct our clients to install a wifi at Ibrox allowing around 10,000 users to simultaneously access the internet?”
Case closed.
The Association, the Affiliation and the Irish Association, by some distance the three largest supporters organisations, all issued statements condemning those who use pyrotechnics at Celtic games.
It’s difficult for any group of people counted in the tens or hundreds of thousands to self-police over decades. One of the functions which makes this possible is that when self-criticism is needed, it happens. There was no whatabouterry in these statements, no blaming the media, just the straightforward message about what this behaviour is doing to Celtic supporters.
I don’t know if these statements will make any difference (all points were previously known), but the wellbeing of the support depends no strong voices stepping forward at the right time, especially when they can be shouted down.
The 3rd Annual Celtic Supporter’s Féile takes place in Philadelphia from 29th-31st January, including a Tommy Burns Supper for the first time. Events are based at The Plough & Stars, in the Old City section of Philadelphia, where Celtic supporters from all over the world will gather.
There’s live music and radio shows, a book launch and a Q&A with Supporters Liason Officer, John Paul Taylor. $5 from each ticket also goes to the Foundation.
Book tickets for the Tommy Burns Supper here. If you need accommodation, special rates are available at the Wyndham Philadelphia Historic District with passcode: Celtic Group.
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TET,
Ah, c’mon, nobody is all bad…..or all good, for that matter.
Good points, well made are always welcomed.
You have even been known yourself for some pearls of wisdom…….usually when you are agreeing with me!!
I can only hope that the owners of the Wifi installers were huns too.
‘Scottish Secretary David Mundell: I’m gay’
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/14201218.Scottish_Secretary_David_Mundell__I_m_gay/
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Crikey, two startling revelations in one day.
I’m awaiting a press release from the Vatican saying the Pope’s a Catholic.
thomthethim for Oscar OK
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Hi – no I was not aware that you had posted re Belfast Celtic.
I do not think for a moment that Celtic condone, or will condone, the “status quo”, if as we expect, the Ibrox inhabitants see no more sanctions from the powers that be.
We will be in a position, as we have in the past, of ‘like it or lump it’.
There is no ‘outball’ for us to move somewhere else.
We just keep out professionalism and honesty and keep going in the Celtic way.
Why don’t these idiots who carry these flares realise that the media will always look to ‘even up’ the score, just as the Scottish Government have done with the OB act.
When they take a flare to a game, they know exactly what the outcome will be – how can anyone who knows in advance that there actions will gravely harm the club, ever call themselves a Celtic supporter – they are Celtic detractors!
PHILBHOY on 13TH JANUARY 2016 1:21 PM
‘I can only hope that the owners of the Wifi installers were huns too.’
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A quick google would suggest not. Hope I’m wrong.
Alfie Noakes
Bring back Mr and Mrs Pastry…at least they were funny.
Haven’t logged in for ages but wanted to share something……..
I met Mr WiFi through work and know quelle surprise he is one of ra peepil
When a business partner was extolling the virtues of signing up with this company on the basis that they had recently completed the installation at the big hoose I jokingly said “I hope you got paid”. This led to embarrassed looks all round as they were all fellow peepil in the room barring myself
this happened summer of 2014..
hail \o/ hail
Paul, the word inconceivable features prominently in today’s article.
I posted last night to the effect that it is incnoceivable that anyone would deal with THEM on anything other than a cash up front basis.
Fred,
I don’t see Celtic as condoning the Status Quo, or any other ageing beat combo.
What I do say is that it could be perceived as such.
Similar to the courts’ position in divorce causes, where the partner of an errant spouse continued to cohabit with the bounder, often because she had nowhere else to go. The ruling was that she/he “condoned” the behaviour of the other by continuing in the marriage.
Apparently, the WiFi firm will get the balance of their invioce when Sevco get into the Champions League.
They should have disabled Add-ons
Je Suis
Some good news then!
The Battered Bunnet on 13th January 2016 1:34 pm
Apparently, the WiFi firm will get the balance of their invioce when Sevco get into the Champions League.
They should have disabled Add-ons
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Should they discuss plug-ins with Pat Nevin?
So the huns are robbing more huns.
Shame!
Or mibbe naw.
Je Suis
Ooh, vous êtes horrible, mais je suis comme vous!
Quonno
Dave King…Satan’s Accountant.
Bamboozles potential investors/victims with his icy stare and his Cecil Rhodes like life story.
From rags to somebody else’s riches to rags again:)
He mystically convinces the gullibles that he is a South African business genius.
He does this through the power of the spoken word…Once he says “we arra peepul”, ..its all over.
He should be up for a Knighthood shortly:)
HH
Good morning from a cool and breezy Florida beach. The Caribbean/Atlantic Sea is an unusual hue of azure this morning.
The wifi in my local coffee shop is as fast as “whoosh”.
It does make you wonder about folk going into business with the huns. Ahem, unadvisable at the very best, compatible to buying a genuine Gucci shirt doon at the Barras.
Off to brave the traffic down to Miami for the day. I’ll be meeting a fine Tim later origonally from Midlothian, he assures me that they actually have a few :-)
So it’s blue on blue then, eh!
Reality bytes for anurra hun.
*PICNIC CSC
*( Problem in Currant Not In Computer)
A swift apology to the grammar and syntax purists. Posts hammered oot swiftly on tiny wee gadget.
Nae bluenose wifi abuse tho, they dinnae huv ony like.
Tom
Well done, you got a reply :-)
I agree, he is not all bad and makes some very salient points at times, he just tends to let his bitterness get the better of himself at times.
Pictures to take for the shop, laters.
HH
Just watched Paul Quigley and Jeanette Findlay at the Parliament. Brilliant!
The SNP make themselves look so stupid in this matter.
It’s a total no brainer to get rid.
It was Proxy bear in the Bluetooth room.
I would hope the Sevco lawyers are getting paid up front,the amount of time that mob are in Court……unless they are huns too ……:}
Le Coqs Unsportif are in Court again today i see………
!!Bada Bing!!
What is it this time please?
Ger57
It may appear to be a no brainer but look at the attitude of the former Justice Secretary Macaskill who got this through the Scottish Parliament backed only by the SNP government, it is the politics of dogma which we have seen before in this country under Thatcher, unfortunately this is not imposed by London and will take a very critical review if allowed to get this removed from the laws of the land, I’m not sure the SNP are open to changing their minds on this.
Hello……..hello……
Have I missed a New Article?
Or did Dessybhoy break the blog?
Everyone who requested tickets for Dublin2016 should now have an e mail, sent by County Louth WiFi.
If anyone hasn’t received a mail please drop me a line.
dublin2016@mail.
HH
Clogher
HAPPY HOOOOOPY BIRTHDAY to
FAVOURITE UNCLE!!!!!
Post 67,I hope. I spoil you,bud.
Have a fine old day…
Philbhoy on 13th January 2016 12:58 pm
It was me and yes Virgin supplied the broadband/internet pipe and didn’t get paid so switched them off. No pipe – Wifi pie in the skyfii
adi_dasler
So their optical fibre is just like their moral fibre….dark….
Sevco screw Virgin
Now there’s a headline
TBJ
You’re wasted on here,mate!
Hello………Hello………is it WI you’re looking for?
Maybe this is just them trying to “prove” that they are “still” “Rangers”.
After all, what better way to do this than by not paying bills?
Belated birthday wishes to Cosy Corner bhoy and Awe naw,hope youz had a great day
:-)
HH
And the winner is…
Proxy Bear
This if true is absolutely shocking and Discusting , if they are Celtic supporters then they should hang there heads in shame, but I have my doubts, and I’m sure I’m right, mind you there are some in here I wouldent rule out.
http://talkingbaws.com/2016/01/celtic-fans-give-stefan-johansen-a-ton-of-abuse-during-twitter-qa/