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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

Paul Kapustka

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Bryan Bedford to lead ‘version 2.0’ of Cisco’s sports and entertainment group

Cisco has named Bryan Bedford as global industry director for Retail, Hospitality, Sports, Media and Entertainment, the new name of the organization previously known as the company's "sports and entertainment" division. For as long as there have been networks inside stadiums, networking giant Cisco has always been a part of the stadium infrastructure marketplace. From core networking to Wi-Fi to...

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Acrisure Arena adds two AiFi checkout-free concession stands

Acrisure Arena, a minor-league hockey and concert venue located near Palm Springs, Calif., has added two checkout-free concession stands using technology from AiFi, according to a press release from AiFi and the arena. From what we can tell from photos sent to us by AiFi, the stands are of the smaller drink-lane variety, with mainly canned beverages in coolers and...

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Zippin stores at Allegiant Stadium sold 100K items during 2023 season

When it comes to checkout-free concession stands, we like to look at the stadium with the most stands -- Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas -- when it comes to trying to assess trends. Thanks to the Las Vegas Raiders and to Zippin, we have some top-line statistics from the 2023 NFL regular season games at Allegiant to share, starting with...

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Case Study: Snapdragon Stadium connects fans to the action with Boingo

By Boingo Wireless Snapdragon Stadium | San Diego, Calif. San Diego State University’s (SDSU) Snapdragon Stadium is designed as a multi-use entertainment hub for the entire San Diego community. With a capacity of 35,000, the stadium is home to the San Diego State University Aztecs football team, San Diego Legion and San Diego Wave FC. Additionally, the stadium annually hosts...

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San Francisco Giants fans rapidly adopting facial-authentication ticketing tech at Oracle Park

As the longtime warden of all things technology for the San Francisco Giants, chief information officer Bill Schlough has seen (and sometimes deployed) many different types of tech. So when he tells you a new one really gets him jazzed, it makes sense to pay attention. The newest addition to Oracle Park's tech stack is the facial-authentication ticketing system provided...

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