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Photo Essay: BTS ‘Army’ swarms Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas
The famed "Army" of fans who follow the K-pop group BTS invaded Las Vegas earlier this month, with more than 200,000 fans attending four shows over two weekends at Allegiant Stadium, according to reports. Stadium Tech Report field scout Delaney Carnes was in attendance at one of the shows on the weekend of April 16-17, and reported nothing but smooth...News
Houston Astros add two Amazon ‘Just Walk Out’ stores at Minute Maid Park
The checkout-free concessions stand movement continues to grow, as the Houston Astros announced the addition of two Amazon-powered "Just Walk Out" stands at Minute Maid Park for the current baseball season. The Just Walk Out technology, which allows customers to pick items and leave without any checkout process, use a prepayment scheme involving either a credit card swiped at the...News
Target Center turned off fan-facing Wi-Fi for Women’s Final Four
In what seems like a strange procedure for a national championship event, the Target Center in Minneapolis turned off fan access to the stadium's Wi-Fi network for the recent NCAA Women's Final Four, forcing visitors to use only cellular communications for any in-venue connectivity. According to a Target Center spokesperson, though the stadium regularly offers free Wi-Fi to fans for...News
Real Madrid picks Cisco for new Wi-Fi 6 network
Spanish soccer club Real Madrid announced it has selected Cisco to build a new Wi-Fi 6 network at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, a deployment that will use more than 1,200 APs to cover the 85,000-seat stadium. In a press release, the club and Cisco said the stadium would also see the deployment of Cisco's IPTV technology for digital signage and in-stadium...News