When fans are allowed back into Levi’s Stadium, they will be able to see some replays in the highest definition ever, thanks to an experiment that uses 8K camera technology to zoom in like never before. Born out of a partnership between the San Francisco 49ers and Foxconn Industrial Internet (Fii), the team has mounted […]
Perform Path intros UV-light ‘disinfection box’ for sports equipment
As teams start playing sports in the middle of a pandemic, one obvious question arises: How do you disinfect the balls used in the games, since they have the potential to be touched by many players during live action? One answer is now available from Perform Path, a startup purveyor of UV-light disinfectant solutions for […]
Converged Innovation: SoFi Stadium’s networks break new ground
When you spend more than $5 Billion building a revolutionary-looking new sports and entertainment venue, it’s a good bet that the technology found inside would be the best that could be found. What’s truly innovative at the new SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles is not just the quality and functionality of the technology’s pieces and […]
Innovation and experience leads the technology development at Raiders’ Allegiant Stadium
As befits its futuristic appearance, the new home of the newly named Las Vegas Raiders is also fitted with the latest in fan-facing technologies, deployments that will have to wait a bit before their potential can be realized. Though the $2-billion, 65,000-seat stadium “officially” opened on Sept. 21 with a 34-24 Raiders victory over the […]
Pandemic planning puts focus on venue entry, concessions
As some venues take baby steps forward in allowing limited fan attendance at events, for most venues the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing owners and operators to take a longer look at the technologies and procedures that can help provide safer situations for large crowds inside public spaces for the foreseeable future. […]
Pac-12, Mountain West move to resume football seasons; Notre Dame, Tennessee Titans see outbreaks
Citing the availability of better, more rapid testing for Covid-19 infections as a main changing point, the Pac-12 conference last week announced it would “resume its football, basketball and winter sport seasons,” with football games possibly taking place starting Nov. 6. While the announcement on the conference website noted that “the football season may now […]
