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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2025

Paul Kapustka

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Amazon, AiFi add checkout-free concession stands at Australian Open

Both Amazon and AiFi have opened new checkout-free concession stands at the Australian Open this year, the first such deployments we are aware of at the tennis season's first "major" event. Partnering with caterer Levy Australia, Amazon has opened two of its "Just Walk Out" stores ahead of this year's tournament, one in the Rod Laver Arena (the main venue)...

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Dickies Arena adds ‘sports theater’ LED lighting system

Dickies Arena announced that it has added a "sports theater" LED lighting system that will allow the venue to create event-specific lighting environments for a variety of different programs using a single control system that can perform tasks like adjusting lighting angles and changing light colors. The Fort Worth, Texas-based Dickies Arena, which opened in 2020, said it has partnered...

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Fans flock to new Wi-Fi 6E network at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium

After years of attending events in a Wi-Fi desert, fans at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium have been soaking up bandwidth this football season, averaging 5.3 terabytes of data used per game on the venue’s new Wi-Fi 6E network. In addition to providing Utes fans with an amenity they had long desired, the network built by lead integrator Boldyn...

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JMA gets $44M grant for 5G O-RAN development

JMA Wireless announced it has received a government grant for approximately $44 million that the company will use to "develop and commercialize new technology accelerating America’s wireless and 5G network capabilities," according to a press release from JMA. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that $43,940,612 in federal funding from the CHIPS & Science Act was awarded to...

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Survey says: Almost half of venues see biometric technology as a top initiative for 2025

Biometric technology, a new category for this year’s Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, was cited as a top initiative for 2025 by nearly 47 percent of respondents, good for fourth place on that list. Another 37 percent of respondents said they are already using biometrics for applications that include verification of credentials for staff and media entrances, a sign that use...

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