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October 5th, 2024

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Verizon reports some big spikes for Week 1 wireless data use at NFL venues

Pro football is back, and fans in stadiums are continuing to use wireless data at an increasing pace, according to statistics provided by Verizon. For the first week of NFL regular-season games, Verizon saw some big spikes in customer data usage at several NFL stadiums, including a mark of 5.1 terabytes for the New Orleans Saints' home opener, a 47-10...

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Caesars Superdome gets MatSing deployment ahead of Super Bowl LIX

Another Super Bowl, another MatSing cellular antenna deployment. Caesars Superdome, home of the NFL's New Orleans Saints, has deployed a large number of cellular antennas from MatSing as part of an effort to increase wireless network capacity ahead of the upcoming Super Bowl LIX in February, 2025. It is the third such deployment of MatSing equipment at Super Bowl venues...

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Aramark deploys Mashgin-competitor optical-scanning checkout devices from VisioLab at Georgia Southern

Caterer Aramark has deployed optical-scanning self-checkout devices from a German company called VisioLab at Georgia Southern University this football season, in what Aramark is calling a "proof of concept" deployment for what looks like a potential competitor to similar devices from Mashgin. Mashgin's breakthrough optical-scanning devices have won quick acceptance at stadiums and arenas the past few years, mainly because...

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Reds, Royals join MLB’s facial authentication entry technology program

Major League Baseball's initiative to bring facial authentication systems to ballparks for faster entry has gained two new stadiums, Cincinnati's Great American Ball Park and Kansas City's Kauffman Stadium, according to MLB. Using gate technology from NEC, the MLB program allows fans to verify ticket information by simply walking by the gate pedestals and looking at the camera. Fans must...

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Patriots, Chiefs add Zippin ‘Walk-up’ checkout-free concession stands

The most affordable version of a checkout-free concession stand, one that uses existing concession stand layouts and infrastructure, continues to gain acceptance at stadiums, with the New England Patriots and the Kansas City Chiefs recently deploying new stands using technology from Zippin. According to a recent Zippin email, the Patriots this summer added a Zippin walk-up version store to Gillette...

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T-Mobile sees 6.3 TB of cellular traffic at Globe Life Field for MLB All-Star Game

Some recent upgrades to its 5G cellular network at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, helped wireless carrier T-Mobile see 6.3 terabytes of data used by its customers during the two days of Major League Baseball's All-Star Game activities earlier this month. According to figures provided by T-Mobile, the carrier said it saw a combined 6.3 TB of traffic on...

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