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Stadium Tech Report

September 20th, 2024

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Axess adding Wicket’s facial authentication tech to its stadium ticketing pedestals

Axess, a provider of stadium ticketing and access management systems, is in the process of adding Wicket's facial-authentication software to its entry pedestals, which would allow venues to support the widest range of ticket authentication technologies in a single piece of hardware. Though the product doesn't yet have a formal name (UPDATE: Per a LinkedIn comment, Axess says it is...

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Editorial

Video Interview: Christian Lau, LAFC

The team and stadium have only been around a few years, but when it comes to using technology to improve the fan experience, you'd be hard-pressed to find anyone who's pushing the envelope as much as Christian Lau, chief technology officer for the Los Angeles Football Club and for the Banc of California Stadium. Watch and listen as we discuss...

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News

New Report: Climate Pledge Arena opens with focus on concessions technology

Stadium Tech Report is pleased to announce our Winter 2022 issue, with a lead profile on the opening of Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle and its focus on concessions technology. We also take a look at how walk-through weapon detection systems have speeded up entry at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, and also have a photo essay on the return...

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Editorial

Venues need to radically rethink entry procedures

After a year of welcoming full-capacity crowds back to stadiums, it's apparent that while technology can assist venues in eliminating fan pain points, it's also clear that sudden shifts to new ways of doing things don't always go as smoothly as planned. For this column, we're going to focus on the process of stadium entry, where we saw some of...

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Feature

Denver Broncos speed up entry with new walk-through detectors

As one of the latest teams to join a growing trend, the Denver Broncos recently added walk-through weapons detectors to their entry systems at Empower Field at Mile High, greatly speeding up fan entry times, according to stadium IT executives. By combining walk-through weapons detectors from CEIA USA with a deployment strategy that pushed the initial security perimeter farther away...

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Feature

First Look: Climate Pledge Arena

Stadium Tech Report was live in Seattle last week, for the opening days of the "new" home of the NHL's Seattle Kraken, Climate Pledge Arena. Built basically underneath the old roof of the venue previously known as Key Arena, the privately funded, $1.165-billion rebuild led by owners Oak View Group is a completely new facility under the old lead roof,...

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