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Stadium Tech Report

November 24th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Video Interview: Christian Lau, LAFC

The team and stadium have only been around a few years, but when it comes to using technology to improve the fan experience, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who's pushing the envelope as much as Christian Lau, chief technology officer for the Los Angeles Football Club and for the Banc of California Stadium. Watch and listen as we discuss...

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News

Extreme Networks signs Wi-Fi deals with NHL, Manchester United

Networking vendor Extreme Networks announced today a multi-year deal making it "an official Wi-Fi partner" of the National Hockey League, as well as a deal to deploy a new Wi-Fi 6 network at Old Trafford, the home stadium for the Manchester United team. Though Extreme did not announce any signed deals to provide Wi-Fi gear to any NHL arenas, the...

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Feature

AT&T Stadium rewrites the DAS playbook for new network

ExteNet Systems’ 670-sector design uses digital backbone from CommScope, MatSing Lens antennas to deliver a network for the future When the building now known as AT&T Stadium opened in 2009, it arguably changed the way the world thought about large entertainment venues. In many ways it pushed the envelope on what was possible to make the fan experience better than...

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News

New Report: Climate Pledge Arena opens with focus on concessions technology

Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Winter 2022 issue, with a lead profile on the opening of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle and its focus on concessions technology. We also take a look at how walk-through weapon detection systems have speeded up entry at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, and also have a photo essay on the return...

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Feature

Concessions technology a focus at Climate Pledge Arena

Beyond its curious name and the laudable aspirational goals behind it, Seattle's Climate Pledge Arena is also a venue filled with leading-edge technology and forward-thinking procedures all designed to enhance the fan experience. New entry technologies including walk-through weapons detectors, and innovative "just walk out" concession stands using Amazon technology are just some of the deployments Climate Plege Arena will...

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Editorial

Venues need to radically rethink entry procedures

After a year of welcoming full-capacity crowds back to stadiums, it's apparent that while technology can assist venues in eliminating fan pain points, it's also clear that sudden shifts to new ways of doing things don't always go as smoothly as planned. For this column, we're going to focus on the process of stadium entry, where we saw some of...

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