With a credible third-party deployment partner in hand, Artemis Networks hopes it may finally have what it needs to make its radically different mobile connectivity technology known as pCell a viable commercial wireless alternative. A full 10 years and one week after first announcing pCell, Artemis announced the particulars of a proof of concept pCell […]
Oak View Group names Katee LaPoff as Chief Technology Officer
Stadium ownership and management concern Oak View Group (OVG) has named longtime stadium technology veteran Katee LaPoff as its new chief technology officer, a promotion from her role as OVG’s senior vice president of project management and technology, which she held for the past three years. In her new role, LaPoff will continue to report […]
Did Verizon push Super Bowl attendees to use 5G instead of Wi-Fi?
The Super Bowl this year once again allowed cellular carriers to see record data usage by fans at the game, with Verizon reporting that it saw its customers use 52.34 terabytes of data “in and around” Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Sunday, besting the mark of 47.8 TB used at last year’s big game. […]
Raiders’ checkout-free concession stands ready for Super Bowl visitors
The checkout-free concession stands that Las Vegas Raiders fans have been enjoying for the past two NFL seasons at Allegiant Stadium will give the technology its big-game debut at the upcoming Super Bowl LVIII on Feb. 11 in Las Vegas. Powered by technology from Zippin, a San Francisco-based startup that is the leader in the […]
Wicket hits 1 million mark for facial-authentication stadium entries
Facial-authentication technology provider Wicket announced that deployments of its technology for stadium ticketing and entry applications have passed the 1 million successful entries mark, a sign that the method is starting to gain real traction among stadium and venue operators. Following early adoptions of Wicket’s technology by the Columbus Crew, the Cleveland Browns, the Atlanta […]
New fan survey from Boldyn dives deep into connectivity’s impact on live events
A very interesting survey of connectivity’s impact on fans going to live events has surfaced a treasure trove of data points that are worthwhile for anyone in the stadium technology industry to peruse. Conducted by Boldyn Networks, the survey is available for download and after spending a few days sifting through the results I can […]
