High Tech Autzen
College football fans flocking to Autzen Stadium this fall may not see physical changes on the scale of last year’s exiting and accessibility improvements and north side exterior makeover, but thanks to AT&T and Verizon Wireless, they will notice a big difference when pulling out their smart phones. That’s because the two largest mobile network operators in the U.S. recently installed a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) throughout the seating bowl of the 47-year-old venue to improve the capacity of their respective cellular networks. PK Park, home of Oregon baseball, and Pape’ Field, home of UO soccer and lacrosse, will also benefit from the Autzen project. Matthew Knight Arena was equipped with DAS serving AT&T and Verizon Wireless customers in 2013.
