Obscure post - can we please get Wifi 6E in the stadium
This is the only technology that may actually work in the stadium for 100K people - 5G mmWave won't work because it's too crowded, highly dependent on line of sight, and very battery intensive.
6E has 10x the amount (1200Mhz) of spectrum available compared to 2.4Ghz and 5GHz bands - https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-wi-fi-6e
When trying to connect with people on the concourse/inside the stadium, Wifi is useful. Checking scores and shitposting online would also benefit from 6E.
Flagship iOS devices (iPhone 13) will have 6E support this Fall and I think the current Samsung Galaxy has 6E support.
Thank you,
Perhaps… but I’m not sharing the password with you
I keep wondering how much impact would be seen if Michigan ran wifi to the stadium for at least students. They already have it in the suite. Take a large chunk of people off the cell network then at least more of us could get a score update or send a text.
How about we put down our phones and try to enjoy the sights and sounds
I love enjoying the repeated sight and sound of Red Hat TV Guy
This.
My kids loathe the "red hat guy" and his 3 minutes of delay 40 times per game.
Right there with you. Went to the Michigan@NW game a few years ago with my nephew and the entire stadium groaned every time that dude walked onto the field.
TV Timeouts are bad when you're at home, but absolutely miserable in the stadium.
I wasn't aware that the TV timeout dude wore a red hat. Can't imagine someone wearing red ruining a Michigan game.
I thought Harbaugh banned that color from now on...
I’m with you Darker Blue. It’s already becoming a PITA with people posing foe selfies and creating IG/SC. Try watching the f-ing game!
On the other hand, those TV timeouts can be annoying!
I kinda agree with this on principle, but even though I don't use/bring my phone often, when I do I usually get a connection ... so my thoughts don't count.
Yeah, but have you seen the games the past few years?
Fair enough
Agree. I say we install a competent football team first. If we do that, no one will care about WiFi.
This is the most upvotes I have seen for a post. Well deserved.
That would imply the University would invest in the stadium for a better experience, rather than some means to rake in more money.
Screw investing in infrastructure----invest in winning the damn games. The experience would be worlds better if the football team was competing for something each year---Wifi or not
Perfect case and point for this: Joe Louis Arena. An objective dump but way more enjoyable watching a winning team there than going to the generic sterile monstrosity that is LCA
Everything about JLA was wrong except for one thing. You could actually see the game well from almost any seat in the place.
If you got vaccinated you already have a signal.
If they injected 6G LTE into my arm I would be so happy
Would that mean you need a booster vaccine to get an update to 7G? #science
That’s funny I don’t care who you are!
You’re there to watch the game. Not play on your phone.
we're probably not going to have 100k people watching that shit product. (Except when OSU comes up)
Your cellular service should work just fine.
proving, once again, that there is not one single topic can’t be turned to a bitch about how we’ll never beat OSU. way to stay on brand, i guess.
It was more to point out the fact the OSU fans fill up Michigan stadium when we play them now. It's ok, it must be a comprehension thing.
But since you brought it up:
2-17 with one of those wins coming from an interim coach and not including a win O$U had to vacate. It would have been 2-18 but we mercifully didn't have to play them last year.
So yes, there will never be a single topic that should not preoccupy this fan base more than that. But I'm happy for you that you've learned to accept the loser role in all of this.
yeah, i guess i didn't comprehend the implied thing about osu fans filling stadium. i think the phrase "shit product" pointed me in the wrong direction.
Then why would someone pay money to be in the stadium to watch the “shit product” in the first place?
They're not. Season ticket holders are leaving in droves.
You won't even need to buy sodas to get two free tickets. They'll be stacked outside the gates.
Sir this is an Arby's
I see people making or watching tiktok videos during the game and ill watch from home. ?
Let me check with my good buddy Warde.
Why? So our players can tweet that they're entering the transfer portal during the games?
"Just live in the moment, everybody," says the guy getting angry watching strangers take selfies. If you mind your own business, 6E WiFi isn't going to change your game day experience.
Actually, deploying 5G 3.5Ghz Ultra Wideband will be helpful, because it will get some people off of the 4G LTE infrastructure. There are quite a few devices that support it now. It’s also new spectrum, so more bandwidth will be available. Given the short wavelength it can provide focused coverage, such as covering a group of specific sections. This will make the shared distributed antenna system in the stadium more effective. They just need to aim the thing at my section which is in a coverage hole between the in stadium system and the macro cell blasting behind my section.
Wifi 6 is going to me another part of solving the stadium capacity crunch.
Hmm. Actual knowledge? So weird on the internet.
Yes. Many years in that industry and staying in my lane. Although, I do have some hot takes on nuclear power if you are curious.
Fusion power still in the cards?
It's a moot point if you don't have the antennas to handle the density. Some of the best access points on the market today max out at a density of a little over 1000 clients per WAP. The technology even with 6E isn't capable to handle 100k people that closely packed. So you can put 6e out there and watch it struggle to handle the volume just like 6 does.
"1000 clients per WAP", are we talking about Cardi B again???
For the record, it's only the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra which has 6E compatibility. The S21 and S21 Plus do not.
Apparently, the Xiaomi Mi11 and OnePlus 9 are also compatible, and rumored that the iPhone 13 will have it also.