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Stadium Tech Report

December 26th, 2024

Denver Broncos

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Survey results are here! Download results and white paper today!

In our fourth annual Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey, respondents pinpointed fan wireless connectivity as their top initiative for the next 12 months. In our analysis, that focus is a clear sign venues are looking to a solid, future-proof wireless infrastructure as a necessary foundation upon which they can build both fan-facing and back-of-house features using new technologies to help them...

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Watch the replay of our Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey webinar!

UPDATE: You can now watch the replay of our webinar! Well worth your time! Please join Stadium Tech Report, Verizon, and representatives from the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers for a webinar this Wednesday, Nov. 6, at 1 p.m. Eastern time, to discuss the findings of our 2024 Stadium Connectivity Outlook Survey! I will be the esteemed moderator for...

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Security Scanners Market Report: CEIA finding stadium customers for Opengate scanning system

Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatism; but everyone calls the company by its acronym, which is pronounced “CHEY-ah”) Product: Opengate weapons detection system What it looks like: Two thin towers per gate How it works: People walk between the two gates one at a time. Positive alerts generate audio...

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TapIn2, IDmission add facial authentication to self-checkout kiosks

Self-checkout kiosks using software from TapIn2 and IDmission will allow fans at the Kansas City Royals' Kauffman Stadium to use facial authentication for age and payment verification this baseball season, according to a press release from caterer Aramark. We haven't yet talked to anybody specifically about the coming technology deployment, but according to Aramark the combination of facial authentication verification...

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Denver Concessions, Part 1: Facing a new way to Zippin

Zippin, a San Francisco-based startup which is leading the sports stadium market for checkout-free concession stands, is now embracing another new technology - facial authentication systems for age and payment verification - to speed transactions up even more. “This is the holy grail for us,” said Alicia Woznicki, vice president of design and development at Aramark Sports + Entertainment, about...

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Denver Concessions, Part 2: Mashgin scanners provide flexibility and checkout speed

Even before Zippin, fans at Empower Field at Mile High got introduced to new concessions technology several years ago when a curious machine appeared at the checkout area of some stands. Instead of a staffer behind a terminal, the new devices were a platform surrounded by metal bands above and on the platform’s sides. What fans were instructed to do...

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