Ohio Stadium, home of the Ohio State Football team and one of the largest public venues anywhere, is now the unofficial leader in single-day Wi-Fi data used, with 34.8 terabytes used at the venue on Nov. 26, 2022, during Ohio State’s rivalry matchup with Michigan, according to statistics provided by the school. With sellout crowds […]
Can technology help venues solve staffing issues?
If staffing is the biggest concern facing stadiums and venues right now, how can technology help? So far, we’re already seeing many stadiums using new technologies to help cope with the staffing shortages — with changes we are guessing are here to stay. If you haven’t yet downloaded our results and white paper from our […]
SoFi Stadium picks Evolv for security screening
SoFi Stadium recently named Evolv Technology as its “Official Weapons Detection Screening Systems Provider,” perhaps the highest-profile deal yet for Evolv, a startup provider of walk-through weapons detection systems. Though the multi-year deal was officially announced on Nov. 17, SoFi Stadium and the adjoining YouTube Theater in Inglewood, Calif., have actually been using Evolv’s Express […]
AT&T, AmpThink bring new Wi-Fi to Louisville’s Cardinal Stadium
You know that old saw about how it takes a lot of wires to build a wireless network? Well here’s a new spin: Sometimes it takes a lot of concrete too. In what has to be one of the more unique Wi-Fi stadium network installs anywhere, the University of Louisville now has a high-capacity Wi-Fi […]
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 […]
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 […]
