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Stadium Tech Report

January 15th, 2025

Indy 500

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Verizon sees 40.8 TB of cellular data used on its network at Indy 500

The Indianapolis 500, which is once again attracting sellout crowds, is proving to be a huge wireless-data usage day as well, with Verizon seeing 40.8 TB of data used on its networks in and around the speedway for last Sunday's race. MatSing Lens antennas (big and small ball shapes) helped Verizon cover the massive Indy 500 crowd. While actual attendance...

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Aramark adds self-scan checkout concession stand to Indy 500 menu

Caterer Aramark Sports & Entertainment is bringing its expertise in new concession-stand technology to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in part by adding a stand with self-scan checkout kiosks to the Pagoda Plaza area. According to a release from Aramark (which also describes new menu items available for this year's Indianapolis 500 race) the new "Refreshments Express" concession stand will feature...

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Nissan Stadium adding five Zippin checkout-free stores

Nissan Stadium, home of the NFL's Tennessee Titans, will be adding five checkout-free concession stands using technology from Zippin, a San Mateo, Calif.-based startup. According to Zippin and the Titans, the stores will be ready for operation by the NFL preseason games this summer. Zippin, the leader in the checkout-free sports stadium concession stand race, now has 30 stadium stores...

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Verizon sees 17 TB of cellular traffic at Indy 500

Verizon announced it had seen 17 terabytes of cellular traffic at the recent Indianapolis 500 race, an event where Verizon continued its string of high-profile game-day applications using its 5G services. Like at this year's Super Bowl and also at the recent F1 race in Miami, Verizon customers at the Indy 500 were able to see multiple real-time camera views...

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Walk-through tech provider AiFi secures $65 million in funding from Verizon Ventures and others

Verizon Ventures and Qualcomm Ventures LLC announced strategic investments in AiFi, an autonomous shopping solutions company, as it raised $65 million in a Series B round, with the help of other partners ALDI South Group, Żabka Group and REWE. With the pandemic accelerating the adoption of self-checkout lines and in-store pickup, entrepreneurs are creating the next generation of retail,” according...

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