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A Glimpse Into the Future of Super-Sized Stadiums

With the cost of attending live sporting events skyrocketing and the La-Z-Boy looking much more appetizing, professional teams like the San Francisco 49ers and super-sized arenas like the Patriots' Gillette Stadium are trying more than ever to fill seats.The desire to grow the bottom lines of professional sports teams has sparked a huge effort over the last few years to improve the in-person experience for fans.Part of that effort has been focused on juicing up massive stadiums, wiring them with up-to-date networks that allow teams to increasingly meet the bandwidth-hungry needs of their fans and provide technologically-savvy services.Theoretically, these so-called "stadiums of the future" would provide game goers unobstructed access to WiFi, allowing fans to give their 3G and 4G a break while accessing both usual and game-specific apps on their mobile devices that enable fans to, say, order concessions or check on bathroom wait times from their seat. Other services include finding emp...

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