Another Super Bowl, another MatSing cellular antenna deployment. Caesars Superdome, home of the NFL’s New Orleans Saints, has deployed a large number of cellular antennas from MatSing as part of an effort to increase wireless network capacity ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl LIX in February, 2025. It is the third such deployment of MatSing […]
Aramark deploys Mashgin-competitor optical-scanning checkout devices from VisioLab at Georgia Southern
Caterer Aramark has deployed optical-scanning self-checkout devices from a German company called VisioLab at Georgia Southern University this football season, in what Aramark is calling a “proof of concept” deployment for what looks like a potential competitor to similar devices from Mashgin. Mashgin’s breakthrough optical-scanning devices have won quick acceptance at stadiums and arenas the […]
Full-stadium Wi-Fi at Neyland Stadium ready for Vols fans in 2024
Step aside, Taylor Swift. If you really want to test your full stadium Wi-Fi deployment, have Peyton Manning escort Dolly Parton out to midfield at a Georgia-Tennessee game at Neyland Stadium, in the heart of Rocky Top country. That’s exactly what happened last fall, and thanks to a full-stadium Wi-Fi 6 deployment using gear from […]
Amazon adds 13 new ‘Just Walk Out’ stadium stores at NFL venues
Retail giant Amazon has added to its total of stadium-specific checkout-free concession stands, with the announcement of 13 new “Just Walk Out” stores in three different NFL venues. Five of those deployments came at Lumen Field in Seattle, making that stadium the current venue with the most Amazon Just Walk Out stores, with 13. The […]
Converged core network part of Levi’s Stadium $200 M enhancement plan
Ten years after opening as the first-ever stadium built expressly with fan-facing technology in mind, the San Francisco 49ers’ Levi’s Stadium announced a list of technology improvements meant to keep the venue at the forefront of the connected- and intelligent-stadium world. One of the biggest parts of the project is a full network upgrade, with […]
Reds, Royals join MLB’s facial authentication entry technology program
Major League Baseball’s initiative to bring facial authentication systems to ballparks for faster entry has gained two new stadiums, Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park and Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium, according to MLB. Using gate technology from NEC, the MLB program allows fans to verify ticket information by simply walking by the gate pedestals and looking […]
