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Stadium Tech Report

November 23rd, 2024

Paul Kapustka

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Did Verizon push Super Bowl attendees to use 5G instead of Wi-Fi?

The Super Bowl this year once again allowed cellular carriers to see record data usage by fans at the game, with Verizon reporting that it saw its customers use 52.34 terabytes of data "in and around" Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, besting the mark of 47.8 TB used at last year's big game. But for Super Bowl LVIII,...

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Raiders’ checkout-free concession stands ready for Super Bowl visitors

The checkout-free concession stands that Las Vegas Raiders fans have been enjoying for the past two NFL seasons at Allegiant Stadium will give the technology its big-game debut at the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. Fans selecting beverages at one of the Zippin stores. Cameras that detect choices can be seen above the store. Powered...

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Wicket hits 1 million mark for facial-authentication stadium entries

Facial-authentication technology provider Wicket announced that deployments of its technology for stadium ticketing and entry applications have passed the 1 million successful entries mark, a sign that the method is starting to gain real traction among stadium and venue operators. Following early adoptions of Wicket's technology by the Columbus Crew, the Cleveland Browns, the Atlanta Falcons and the New York...

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New fan survey from Boldyn dives deep into connectivity’s impact on live events

A very interesting survey of connectivity's impact on fans going to live events has surfaced a treasure trove of data points that are worthwhile for anyone in the stadium technology industry to peruse. Conducted by Boldyn Networks, the survey is available for download and after spending a few days sifting through the results I can highly recommend it as too...

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UPDATE: DGP acquired by fiber concern AFL

UPDATE: The companies announced the acquisition on Jan. 3. We will update the story as we get more information. DAS Group Professionals (DGP), a small firm that has led some of the biggest deployments of distributed antenna system (DAS) networks at sports stadiums, is in talks to be acquired by America Fujikura Ltd. (AFL), a large fiber optic business concern,...

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San Jose Earthquakes pick Cisco for new Wi-Fi 6 network at PayPal Park

Major League Soccer's San Jose Earthquakes have selected Cisco to provide a new Wi-Fi 6 network at PayPal Park, which is scheduled to be live by the start of the 2024 MLS season, according to the team and Cisco. In a press release the team and Cisco said that the network will provide Wi-Fi to both fans as well as...

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