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Stadium Tech Report

December 23rd, 2024

Paul Kapustka

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Ohio State sets new top Wi-Fi mark, 34.8 TB, at Michigan game

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 that often top 105,000 in...

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Editorial

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. Self-pouring beer machines are one way to do concessions with fewer staff. Credit: Paul Kapustka, STR If...

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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 systems since the start of...

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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 network in Cardinal Stadium, thanks...

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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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News

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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