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AT&T boost wireless connectivity at Davis Wade Stadium. 11th August 2026 AT&T customers at Mississippi State University's Davis Wade Stadium in Starkville are getting a boost in wireless connectivity following the deployment of a new AT&T-led distributed antenna system, or DAS, powered by Airspan's MobileAccess 6000 Digital platform. Led and owned by AT&T as a neutral-host network, the new DAS is designed to deliver high-capacity, multi-operator cellular connectivity throughout the 60,000+ seat stadium, helping fans, students, teams, staff, media and visitors stay connected during football games, concerts and other major events. "When you have tens of thousands of people in one place, you need infrastructure that can keep up," said Michael Walker, VP, External & Legislative Affairs, AT&T Mississippi. "Strengthening connectivity at Davis Wade Stadium helps improve the fan experience, supports stadium operations and helps ensure people can stay connected when it matters most." The new DAS includes strategically placed antennas that distribute wireless network coverage throughout the stadium. The enhanced coverage and capacity help improve connectivity during periods of heavy wireless traffic, including sold-out SEC football games and major live entertainment events. "Davis Wade Stadium is one of the SEC's premier football venues, and Bulldogs fans expect to stay connected from tailgating through the final whistle," said Walker. "We're proud to work with Mississippi State University, Airspan and M-Communications to bring enhanced connectivity to fans, students, staff and visitors. This new system is designed to support the always-connected game day experience people expect today." The AT&T-led neutral-host network features Airspan's MobileAccess 6000 Digital DAS and was built to support high-capacity demand across the stadium. Key network highlights include: -53-sector, MIMO architecture designed to support high-capacity game-day demand -Support for all mid-band spectrum, including C-Band, 3.45 GHz and 2.5 GHz -Compact headend architecture optimised for highly constrained equipment space "High-density venues like Davis Wade Stadium present some of the most demanding wireless design challenges, requiring exceptional network capacity with limited communications infrastructure footprint," said Amit Jain, Senior Vice President and General Manager of In-Building Networks at Airspan. "AT&T's leadership was instrumental in delivering a future-ready neutral-host network, and we are proud that our MobileAccess 6000 platform helped meet the venue's performance and aggressive deployment requirements." Airspan's MobileAccess 6000 was selected for its compact headend architecture and medium-power remote units, helping reduce the overall equipment footprint while delivering the deployment flexibility and scalability required for a complex stadium environment. The deployment at Davis Wade Stadium is part of AT&T's broader commitment to expanding and strengthening connectivity across Mississippi. From 2021 to 2025, AT&T invested nearly $1.4 billion in its wireless and wireline networks in Mississippi to build more infrastructure and power more opportunity for residents, businesses and communities.

SoCal fiber lines slashed, thousands left in SOS mode - nobody will say who. Critical infrastructure sabotaged in America's second-largest metro while the border stays wide open Someone sliced through multiple fiber cables in Southern California on Sunday, knocking out Verizon service for what may be well over 12,000 customers - and neither the company nor any public official will say who did it, how they got access, or why. This isn't just a phone outage. It's a demonstration that the communications backbone of the nation's second-largest metropolitan area can be taken offline by vandals with basic tools and zero accountability. At a moment when the southern border remains wide open and cartel operations penetrate deeper into American communities, the federal government can't guarantee that a major city's emergency networks stay online. First responders rely on these lines. Ordinary Americans rely on them. And nobody in charge will say who's cutting them - or why. Verizon confirmed the outages stem from what it called deliberate physical damage to fiber lines. In a statement, the company said: "These are not simple property crimes; they are dangerous disruptions that cut off vital lifelines for our first responders and public safety officials who rely on constant connectivity." But Verizon refused to specify where the cables were cut or how many customers were actually hit. More than 12,000 users reported outages on Downdetector, the New York Post reported, though the real number impacted is likely far higher - California alone has nearly 8 million Verizon subscribers. ABC7 Los Angeles reported that affected customers' phones displayed only SOS emergency satellite mode. A line of desperate customers stretched out the door at a Verizon store in North Hollywood, only to be told there was nothing the company could do - and then the store closed in their faces. "They're charging us x amount of money each month, and then they do this. It's unprofessional, unacceptable," customer Jovan Jordan told ABC7. The New York Post framed the incident within a broader pattern of infrastructure attacks: AT&T has battled copper thieves slicing through utility poles in rural Sonoma County, and T-Mobile went dark for thousands across multiple states just two weeks ago. ABC7, meanwhile, noted that New York and Philadelphia also reported Verizon outages Saturday - though Verizon claimed that earlier disruption was resolved. Whether those incidents connect to the Southern California vandalism remains unexplained. One X user directed blame at Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and City Councilmember Nithya Raman: "God forbid there's an emergency and we can't call for help because of the failed state you perpetuate." Someone cut the lines. Someone knows who. And until the people running this country can answer basic questions about who is attacking American infrastructure - and secure a border through which criminal networks operate with impunity - every customer staring at an SOS screen has a right to ask what, exactly, the government is securing if not this.