Q2 Stadium, home of the MLS Austin FC, will have an Amazon Just Walk Out checkout-free concession stand in operation as the next MLS season begins. Called the ATX Market, the concession stand is Amazon’s 32nd stadium-specific Just Walk Out deployment, by our unofficial figures. Amazon trails market leader Zippin in the checkout-free stadium store […]
Mobilitie brings new 5G DAS to Crypto.com Arena
Fans attending games and events at Crypto.com Arena and L.A. Live now can count on solid 5G cellular connectivity thanks to a new distributed antenna deployment (DAS) from Mobilitie. Replacing an older DAS design, the new deployment at possibly one of the busiest basketball/hockey-sized arenas in the world uses lens antennas from MatSing to provide […]
What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?
Looking back at 2022, it’s easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments […]
New Report! Super Bowl wireless upgrades, new DAS for Crypto.com Arena, and more!
Welcome to the fourth issue of our NINTH year of STADIUM TECH REPORTS, the Winter 2023 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 […]
Madison Square Garden’s investment arm acquires big chunk of security-scanning provider Xtract One
Weapons detection technology provider Xtract One announced a fund-raising agreement with the investment arm of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. under which MSG Sports may eventually own as much as 28 percent of Xtract One’s stock. The two-part deal includes an initial investment of $6.3 million by the venture-funding arm of MSG Sports, with a […]
Verizon, AT&T break records for big-game cellular data use at Super Bowl LVII
Any doubt that wireless data usage at big events is continuing to grow was put to rest today, when Verizon and AT&T reported at combined 68.8 terabytes of data use in and around State Farm Stadium during Sunday’s Super Bowl LVII — about 58 percent more than the total seen last year. Both Verizon’s reported […]
