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Stadium Tech Report

November 14th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

News

Smaller crowd leads to smaller cellular numbers at Super Bowl LV

With limited attendance due to the Covid pandemic, the best bet on Super Bowl LV was that the fans’ wireless traffic usage totals — which in past history have only gone up every year — would be diminished from previous events. And even as the carriers continue to report numbers with parameters that make them hard to analyze, the bottom...

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Fewer fans a challenge for Super Bowl LV Wi-Fi

The diminished crowd size that will watch Super Bowl LV live Feb. 7 at Raymond James Stadium presents a unique challenge for the venue's Wi-Fi network operators, who had to fine-tune a wireless deployment that is designed to support a full house. "It's all about optimization of RF [radio frequency]," said John Brams, senior director, venues, retail and logistics at...

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Verizon updates DAS, brings more 5G to Raymond James Stadium ahead of Super Bowl LV

The limited number of fans being allowed to view Super Bowl LV live at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium should have no problem finding wireless connectivity inside the venue, thanks in part to new deployments that include a renovated 4G LTE distributed antenna system (DAS) and 5G cellular infrastructure from Verizon. Ordinarily, the Super Bowl would be the place where once...

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Zippin checkout-free system debuts at stadiums in Sacramento, Denver

Automatic payment grab-and-go system could significantly speed up stadium concessions Checkout-free shopping payment systems, where customers simply take items off shelves and are charged automatically as they leave the store, are now arriving in sports stadiums, with startup Zippin leading the way with active installations in Sacramento and Denver.  At the Sacramento Kings' Golden 1 Center and at Empower Field at Mile High in...

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Vaccination sites popping up at stadiums across the country

While fans are still not allowed to attend events at most stadiums in the U.S., sports venues across the country are now being pressed into service as mass vaccination sites in the latest step in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic. From Gillette Stadium, home of the NFL's New England Patriots, to Dodger Stadium and Disneyland in Southern California, the...

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Feature

SoFi Stadium’s videoboard takes technology to new heights

Once just a vision captured by artist renderings, the main video board at SoFi Stadium is now a stunning reality, showing what's possible when you combine a powerful idea with the technology, construction expertise and the will to make it so. While fans will have to wait for the pandemic to subside before they can fully enjoy its attributes, like...

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