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Stadium Tech Report

November 14th, 2024

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Survey Says: Staffing replaces Covid as venues’ top concern

What is the top concern of venues this year? According to the results of our annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, finding enough people to help staff the return of capacity crowds to venues was top of mind among the stadium technology professionals who participated in our survey. In a partnership with sponsor Verizon, in August and September of this year...

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium opens checkout-free concessions stand, using AiFi’s technology

Mercedes-Benz Stadium recently opened its first checkout-free concessions stand, one that uses technology provided by AiFi, a San Francisco-based startup. Called the ATL Market, the stand was built on open concourse space that was previously used mainly for tables. According to a stadium spokesperson, the store "soft launched" during an Oct. 2 Atlanta Falcons home game, and then was fully...

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Steelers’ Acrisure Stadium deploys 60 MatSing antennas

Acrisure Stadium, the home of the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers and the University of Pittsburgh's football team, has installed 60 of MatSing's Lens Antennas to improve cellular coverage across the stadium's upper seating bowl. Deployed by Verizon Wireless with integrator Beam Wireless, the MatSing installation supports all cellular bands and frequencies, including C-Band for 5G connectivity, according to a press release...

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Allegiant Stadium gets 4 of Zippin’s new ‘Zippin Lane’ checkout-free stores

Zippin, the leader in checkout-free concession stands in sports stadiums, formalized its most popular format by labeling it the "Zippin Lane," and announced four new locations of the format at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. According to a press announcement, Zippin said the Zippin Lane versions of its checkout-free stores -- which are a prefab model designed to fit into...

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Checkout-free concessions stands ready to multiply at stadiums

Once a curiosity deployed mainly in trial situations, the concessions technology known as "checkout free" or "just walk out" is ready for its prime-time moment in stadiums, with a host of new deployments already announced or coming soon to a venue near you. Leading suppliers of the technology are currently busy announcing new stadium stores, with more announcements expected before...

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