Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Spring 2022 issue, with a report on the mind-blowing 53 petabytes of network data used at Super Bowl 56 on SoFi Stadium’s converged IP network. Also in this issue you will find a feature profile of the new walk-through weapons detection systems being deployed at sports venues, […]
Safer, faster: New weapons-detection technology is changing the speed of stadium entry
Put your keys back in your pocket. Keep your cell phone there, too. Keep your hands to your side and walk forward at a normal pace. Congratulations, you’ve perfected the new way to enter stadiums. Using newer forms of radio-wave image detection or magnetic scanning, the claim for most of these new systems is that […]
Race is on for walk-through detector market share
Here are some quick snapshots of the leading providers in the new market for walk-through weapons detection systems for stadiums and large public venues. Data in the snapshots is mainly from company interviews and published website information. CEIA Opengate Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali […]
Faster Food: Denver Broncos, Aramark team up on aggressive new-technology concessions deployments
Even before they traded for star quarterback Russell Wilson this offseason, the Denver Broncos have been taking care of their fans at Empower Field at Mile High, especially when it comes to concessions operations. By addressing years-old concessions problems with new technologies and new ideas of how to get food and drink into fans’ hands […]
Walk in, walk out: Get ready for more checkout-free concessions
Coming soon, to a venue near you: Checkout-free concession stands, where you walk in, take what you want and walk out, leaving the billing to the network. If your stadium doesn’t have these types of stands yet, just wait. If investors have anything to say about it, companies providing the technology behind the most innovative […]
MatSing antennas, Verizon 5G and AiFi walk-through concessions at Miami F1 race
This weekend’s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, which gets underway today, will have a host of stadium technologies on hand to help the expected 200,000-plus fans connect and consume while attending the event. Being held on a track built around Miami’s Hard Rock Stadium, the F1 event is getting Super Bowl-like connectivity enhancements from […]