Navigant Research Report Shows Connected Lighting in Stadiums Can Enhance the Experience for Fans While Delivering Energy Efficiency and Real-Time Data

A new report from Navigant Research examines the momentum around connected lighting systems in stadiums that can enhance energy efficiency, sustainability, operations, and the experience for fans.

With competition from the ability to watch games from home or on mobile devices, stadiums are looking to enhance the fan experience to draw crowds. Understanding fans’ changing needs and requirements is paramount to developing a venue capable of maximizing fan engagement, commercial opportunities deriving from a modern stadium, and stakeholder ROI. Click to tweet: According to a new report from @NavigantRSRCH, connected lighting systems can be used in stadiums to create ambience and excitement while also collecting real-time data, optimizing performance through remote control, and enabling interaction with fans via mobile devices.

“The way fans experience sports in stadiums has changed significantly in recent years and will change even more quickly in the next decade,” says Christina Jung, research analyst with Navigant Research. “In addition to enhancing the fan experience, connected lighting can also leverage LED technology to drive improvements in energy efficiency and sustainability.”

For market players in the stadium lighting space, Navigant Research recommends vendors build specific value propositions for each stakeholder, set clear objectives, and develop holistic strategies. In addition, marketing smart and sustainable features, as well as technology that attracts fan, can help drive business.

The report, Connected Lighting Systems Enhance Data-Driven Stadium Operations and Experience, examines the momentum that is building for connected lighting systems in stadiums that enhance energy efficiency, sustainability, operations, and fan experience. The report explores stadium owner priorities and the potential capabilities of connected stadiums, including those that go beyond LED upgrades and lighting controls to improve profitability and entertainment. It covers industry associations and awards that push for further innovations in stadiums and describes successful data-driven use cases and common applications of connected lighting systems around the world. The study also provides recommendations on how to build specific value propositions related to connected lighting for each stadium stakeholder. An Executive Summary of the report is available for free download on the Navigant Research website.

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* The information contained in this press release concerning the report, Connected Lighting Systems Enhance Data-Driven Stadium Operations and Experience, is a summary and reflects Navigant Research’s current expectations based on market data and trend analysis. Market predictions and expectations are inherently uncertain and actual results may differ materially from those contained in this press release or the report. Please refer to the full report for a complete understanding of the assumptions underlying the report’s conclusions and the methodologies used to create the report. Neither Navigant Research nor Navigant undertakes any obligation to update any of the information contained in this press release or the report.