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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2025

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Amazon, AiFi add checkout-free concession stands at Australian Open

Both Amazon and AiFi have opened new checkout-free concession stands at the Australian Open this year, the first such deployments we are aware of at the tennis season's first "major" event. Partnering with caterer Levy Australia, Amazon has opened two of its "Just Walk Out" stores ahead of this year's tournament, one in the Rod Laver Arena (the main venue)...

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Dickies Arena adds ‘sports theater’ LED lighting system

Dickies Arena announced that it has added a "sports theater" LED lighting system that will allow the venue to create event-specific lighting environments for a variety of different programs using a single control system that can perform tasks like adjusting lighting angles and changing light colors. The Fort Worth, Texas-based Dickies Arena, which opened in 2020, said it has partnered...

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JMA gets $44M grant for 5G O-RAN development

JMA Wireless announced it has received a government grant for approximately $44 million that the company will use to "develop and commercialize new technology accelerating America’s wireless and 5G network capabilities," according to a press release from JMA. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that $43,940,612 in federal funding from the CHIPS & Science Act was awarded to...

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AT&T Stadium upgrades DAS with C-band coverage

What is probably the biggest in-building distributed antenna system (DAS) got even bigger this year, when AT&T Stadium added 14 more MatSing Lens Antennas to cover the newly available cellular C-band spectrum. In a press release from MatSing, Dallas Cowboys CIO Matt Messick said that the stadium's choice to go with a main strategy of using the high-capacity MatSing antennas...

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American Tower taps MatSing, CommScope for new DAS deployment at Xcel Energy Center

Fans attending games or events at Xcel Energy Center this season should see improved cellular connectivity thanks to a new distributed antenna system (DAS) deployed by American Tower, using gear from MatSing and CommScope. The 20,554-seat arena, home of the NHL's Minnesota Wild, recently went through a full rip and replace upgrade of its legacy DAS, according to American Tower....

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Verizon reports some big spikes for Week 1 wireless data use at NFL venues

Pro football is back, and fans in stadiums are continuing to use wireless data at an increasing pace, according to statistics provided by Verizon. For the first week of NFL regular-season games, Verizon saw some big spikes in customer data usage at several NFL stadiums, including a mark of 5.1 terabytes for the New Orleans Saints' home opener, a 47-10...

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