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Stadium Tech Report

August 18th, 2026

Editorial

Wi-Fi still matters: Lessons in high-density venue connectivity

I spend a lot of time thinking about wireless performance in crowded venues. Usually, I am doing it because someone has asked me to evaluate a network, troubleshoot a problem or explain why a design behaves differently when tens of thousands of people arrive. Recently, I found myself conducting an unplanned field test while attending a major outdoor sporting event....

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Shaun Handley discusses how tech upgrades will make Bills fans happy at the new Highmark Stadium

The ever-loyal fans of the Buffalo Bills football team are in for some game-day rewards this season thanks to the technology upgrades to the fan experience coming at the new Highmark Stadium. Shaun Handley, IT Infrastructure Project Director for the Buffalo Bills, joins us on the Stadium Tech Report podcast to outline the technology upgrades visitors will enjoy when they...

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The Converged Network Effect

The network is one part of stadium technology nobody buys a ticket to see. Yet it may be the technology that determines whether everything else in the building was worth the price of admission. That hidden value is hard to measure because the network usually disappears behind the systems it supports. While the Wi-Fi, audio, IPTV, broadcast, security, and HVAC...

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From features to frictionless: how stadium CIOs can turn new tech into real fan engagement

Driving fan engagement with new stadium technology sounds easy on paper. Deploy better Wi-Fi, roll out mobile apps, layer in AI, and watch the experience transform. In reality, driving fan engagement is far messier. The sports industry has no shortage of innovation, yet adoption remains a struggle. The gap between deploying technology and getting fans to actually use it remains...

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Measuring what never happened

How sports venues are moving from dashboards to decisions If a fan enters a concession line, waits several minutes, and leaves without buying anything, how much revenue did the venue lose? The answer exists but finding it will require some digging. At every game, some fans wait in ticketing or concession lines and ultimately walk away without making a purchase....

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When everyone owns technology decisions, no one wins

Technology runs through every part of a modern sports organization. It supports the business office and the coaching staff. It runs the venue, drives the fan experience, and underpins most of the systems that generate revenue. As a result, it is also something that everyone in the organization touches, influences, or makes decisions about, whether they think of themselves as...

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