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Stadium Tech Report

November 24th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

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Houston Astros add two Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ stores at Minute Maid Park

The checkout-free concessions stand movement continues to grow, as the Houston Astros announced the addition of two Amazon-powered "Just Walk Out" stands at Minute Maid Park for the current baseball season. The Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to pick items and leave without any checkout process, use a prepayment scheme involving either a credit card swiped at the...

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Target Center turned off fan-facing Wi-Fi for Women’s Final Four

In what seems like a strange procedure for a national championship event, the Target Center in Minneapolis turned off fan access to the stadium's Wi-Fi network for the recent NCAA Women's Final Four, forcing visitors to use only cellular communications for any in-venue connectivity. According to a Target Center spokesperson, though the stadium regularly offers free Wi-Fi to fans for...

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Real Madrid picks Cisco for new Wi-Fi 6 network

Spanish soccer club Real Madrid announced it has selected Cisco to build a new Wi-Fi 6 network at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a deployment that will use more than 1,200 APs to cover the 85,000-seat stadium. In a press release, the club and Cisco said the stadium would also see the deployment of Cisco's IPTV technology for digital signage and in-stadium...

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Walk-through tech provider AiFi secures $65 million in funding from Verizon Ventures and others

Verizon Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures LLC announced strategic investments in AiFi, an autonomous shopping solutions company, as it raised $65 million in a Series B round, with the help of other partners ALDI South Group, Żabka Group and REWE. With the pandemic accelerating the adoption of self-checkout lines and in-store pickup, entrepreneurs are creating the next generation of retail,” according...

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Denver Broncos deploy WaitTime for stadium-entry analytics

The Denver Broncos have deployed technology from crowd-intelligence system provider WaitTime to better understand how fans enter and exit their stadium, according to a press announcement. According to the team, WaitTime's systems of cameras and artificial-intelligence software were deployed at several gates around Empower Field at Mile High during last season, in what is the first NFL deployment of WaitTime's...

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NRG Stadium adds second Zippin store ahead of Houston Rodeo

The deployment of walk-through concessions stands at sports stadiums continues to grow, with Houston's NRG Stadium announcing the opening of a second such outlet ahead of the just-started Houston Rodeo and Livestock Show. Powered by technology from Zippin and installed in a partnership with caterer Aramark, the "Ice House Express" shops at NRG Stadium will allow fans to simply scan...

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