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Stadium Tech Report

November 23rd, 2024

Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Listen in as NASCAR talks about its extensive speedway Wi-Fi deployments

How did NASCAR, Verizon and Extreme Networks team up to bring full fan-facing Wi-Fi 6 networks to numerous NASCAR speedways? Listen in to a recording of our recent webinar to hear the full story and get some insight on what it takes to bring high-definition wireless to some of the largest public venues out there. You can find the recording...

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TapIn2, IDmission add facial authentication to self-checkout kiosks

Self-checkout kiosks using software from TapIn2 and IDmission will allow fans at the Kansas City Royals' Kauffman Stadium to use facial authentication for age and payment verification this baseball season, according to a press release from caterer Aramark. We haven't yet talked to anybody specifically about the coming technology deployment, but according to Aramark the combination of facial authentication verification...

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Editorial

Here’s why Stadium Tech Report is adding sponsor posts to our news feed

Stadium Tech Report's main "news feed" -- our chronological list of published posts -- will now include submissions from our sponsor partners, starting today. There are several reasons behind this innovation, but believe me when I say it's all being done mainly for the benefit of our readers. Yes, it's also a business decision. But I would like to take...

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Save the date! Join us for a webinar about NASCAR’s new Wi-Fi deployments

Join us on March 12, at 1 p.m. ET, for a webinar discussing the new Wi-Fi deployments at NASCAR race tracks around the U.S. Moderated by me, the panel will include representatives from NASCAR, Verizon, and Extreme Networks. UPDATE: You can listen to a recording of the webinar here. Register here for the free webinar, which will explore NASCAR's aggressive...

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Wicket’s facial authentication technology a ticket to success for Cleveland Browns

For the Cleveland Browns, a test to see if facial authentication technology from a startup named Wicket could produce a faster way to get fans through ticketing gates has, in a few years, blossomed into a highly accepted solution. With 35,000 fans enrolled in their "Express Access" facial-authentication ticketing plan that regularly supports 15 percent or more of all game-day...

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Facial authentication for faster beer purchases takes off in Cleveland

With a helping push from their facial-authentication ticketing program, the Cleveland Browns and their concession partners have successfully developed a concept called "Express Beer" where fans use facial authentication technology to verify age and payment information to greatly speed up food and beverage purchases. Reaching a total of approximately 5,000 transactions for the entire 2023 season, the Express Beer program...

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