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Stadium Tech Report

November 12th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

Editorial

Survey says: Covid resurgence the top concern for venues

What is the top concern of venues this year? According to the results of our Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, the possible resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic was easily the top answer among the 100-plus stadium technology professionals who participated in our survey. Fans attending games at SoFi Stadium need to show proof of Covid vaccination. Credit all photos: Paul Kapustka,...

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Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey results are in! Download results and our white paper today!

If you are looking for insights on stadium connectivity, there's no better way to learn than from your peers. Results from our 2021 Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey are now available for free download -- read them today! DOWNLOAD THE REPORT RESULTS AND WHITE PAPER The calendar year of 2021 was especially interesting for the large public venue business, especially since...

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Editorial

Video Interview: Mike Beteag, OC Vibe

What is the OC Vibe project, and what will be the technology strategy behind it? Those were the main questions we asked Mike Beteag, executive vice president and chief technology officer for OC Vibe, when we had a chance to sit down with him at the ALSD conference in Las Vegas earlier this year. Take a look at the video...

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First Look: Climate Pledge Arena

Stadium Tech Report was live in Seattle last week, for the opening days of the "new" home of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena. Built basically underneath the old roof of the venue previously known as Key Arena, the privately funded, $1.165-billion rebuild led by owners Oak View Group is a completely new facility under the old lead roof,...

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News

Padres, Boingo team on small CBRS network for Petco Park

The San Diego Padres have teamed with Boingo Wireless to deploy a small CBRS network at Petco Park, providing back-of-house coverage to support concessions and ticketing transactions at the Gallagher Square "community gathering space" that is adjacent to the baseball stadium. Though it's just a small network -- meant to provide connectivity for Apple iPad Pros that stadium staff will...

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Easy Entry: Columbus Crew pushes the technology envelope to speed up stadium entry

Whenever a new stadium opens, the team running the venue knows that an unexpected test of its systems is going to come -- you just don't know when. For the Columbus Crew, there was one big test of its bleeding-edge stadium-entry technology package during the fifth regular-season game ever at the new Lower.com Field. And it arrived in spectacular fashion,...

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