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Stadium Tech Report

May 8th, 2026

Editorial

Seneca Mullins discusses AFL’s venue-owned DAS strategy

A year after acquiring DAS Group Professionals (DGP), one of the top providers of design and strategy for big-stadium cellular networks, global telecommunications firm America Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) is seeking to make more of a public name for itself as it advances its venue-owned DAS strategy. Joining us today on the Stadium Tech Report podcast is Seneca Mullins, President of...

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Do less, expose more: The AI-powered future of stadium tech

Stadium technologists are expected to be all things to all people, all the time. The result is predictable: swollen stacks of proprietary apps and vendor lock-ins held together by the few people who “understand IT.” If we bring the same habits into the age of AI, we’ll recreate the same mess, only in natural language instead of code. AI’s real...

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Why you should take our survey — again!

If you are a stadium technology professional, you should be taking our yearly Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, which is available right here to take right now. TAKE THE SURVEY! I know everyone is busy, and nobody likes the constant asks to take surveys, which have become an AI-driven nag with almost every interaction we have with companies in our daily...

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Shane Hague discusses Solid’s new focus on the U.S. stadium DAS market

According to our most recent Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, adding wireless capacity is the top initiative for venues in 2025. And when it comes to adding cellular capacity to a venue, one of the most popular methods is by installing a distributed antenna system, or DAS. Recently, the market for DAS equipment suppliers has seen some radical shakeup, with longtime...

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Wicket COO Jeff Boehm discusses the power of facial authentication technology for stadiums

One of the most interesting new technologies on the stadium scene is facial authentication, which is basically using a person's face to verify identity, as well as transactions from ticketing to concessions. One of the leaders in the market for what is generally called biometrics is a Cambridge, Mass.-based company called Wicket. After starting with some facial authentication systems for...

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Xtract One CEO Peter Evans talks about why venues are moving to new security technology

One of the stadium technology product segments experiencing rapid deployment over the past couple years is the “walk-through” model of security scanners,  which allow fans to pass through security screening without having to stop or divest items from pockets or bags. According to our recent Stadium Connectivity Outlook survey, 70 percent of responding venues said they are already using walk-through...

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