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Stadium Tech Report

January 22nd, 2025

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LAFC adds Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to existing concession stand at BMO Stadium

The Los Angeles Football Club has added Amazon's "Just Walk Out" technology to an existing concession stand at BMO Stadium, the first such stripped-down deployment we've seen from Amazon in the stadium space. According to a press release from the club, the King's Hawaiian Grill stand on the main concourse of BMO Stadium now has the familiar checkout-free entry and...

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Inter Miami CF adds four new ‘outdoor’ Zippin stores at Chase Stadium

The start of Major League Soccer's 2024 season is also the time for unveiling new additions to stadium technology, and on the checkout-free concession stand front Inter Miami CF is in the early lead with the announcement of four new Zippin-powered stores now open at Chase Stadium. Update, 4/29/24: According to a Zippin LinkedIn post, the stadium has already added...

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Oak View Group names Katee LaPoff as Chief Technology Officer

Stadium ownership and management concern Oak View Group (OVG) has named longtime stadium technology veteran Katee LaPoff as its new chief technology officer, a promotion from her role as OVG’s senior vice president of project management and technology, which she held for the past three years. In her new role, LaPoff will continue to report to OVG executives Steve Collins, president...

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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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