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Stadium Tech Report

February 26th, 2025

Cleveland Browns

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Facial authentication looking like a winner for stadium applications

Facial authentication technology may be the next new thing to start multiplying soon at stadiums, as initial deployments are drawing rave reviews from both fans and venues for their ability to speed up identification-based transactions. For uses including stadium entry, security checks and concessions-based age verification, facial authentication systems at stadiums like First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Citi Field in...

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New Report: Louisville Cardinals get Wi-Fi 6 network; facial authentication gets a close look

Welcome to the third issue of our NINTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Fall 2022 issue! These long-form reports are designed to give stadium and large public venue owners and operators, and digital sports business executives a way to dig deep into the topic of stadium technology, via exclusive research and profiles of successful stadium technology deployments, as well...

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Browns, Aramark speed up beer-ordering process with facial authentication technology from Wicket

The Cleveland Browns, along with caterers Aramark Sports + Entertainment, are officially launching a new beer-purchasing process at First Energy Stadium that will use facial authentication technology to speed up the age-verification and transaction process. Called "Cleveland Cold Ones," the offering is an extension of the Browns' Express Access facial authentication program, which has been using Wicket technology for ticket...

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Easy Entry: Columbus Crew pushes the technology envelope to speed up stadium entry

Whenever a new stadium opens, the team running the venue knows that an unexpected test of its systems is going to come -- you just don't know when. For the Columbus Crew, there was one big test of its bleeding-edge stadium-entry technology package during the fifth regular-season game ever at the new Lower.com Field. And it arrived in spectacular fashion,...

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