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Stadium Tech Report

January 17th, 2025

Mercedes-Benz Stadium

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Mercedes-Benz Stadium opens checkout-free concessions stand, using AiFi’s technology

Mercedes-Benz Stadium recently opened its first checkout-free concessions stand, one that uses technology provided by AiFi, a San Francisco-based startup. Called the ATL Market, the stand was built on open concourse space that was previously used mainly for tables. According to a stadium spokesperson, the store "soft launched" during an Oct. 2 Atlanta Falcons home game, and then was fully...

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Wi-Fi Scores 100X Data Increase at the Super Bowl over 10 Years for 20X Less Money than 5G

Special to Stadium Tech Report by Chuck Lukaszewski, Vice President and Wireless Chief Technology Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise It is worth taking a moment to celebrate the milestone of 10 full years of very high-density Wi-Fi at the Big Game that was reached at SoFi stadium in February. Since the first VHD Wi-Fi implementation at AT&T stadium in 2011, Wi-Fi...

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Editorial

Race is on for walk-through detector market share

Here are some quick snapshots of the leading providers in the new market for walk-through weapons detection systems for stadiums and large public venues. Data in the snapshots is mainly from company interviews and published website information. CEIA Opengate Company: CEIA USA (U.S. subsidiary of Italian parent CEIA, whose initials stand for Costruzioni Elettroniche Industriali Automatism; but everyone calls the...

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Editorial

For stadium concessions, the digital revolution is here

Goodbye, old-style walk-up concessions stand. I won't miss you. I won't miss waiting in line behind someone who is "buying for everyone," trying to remember food and drink combinations for the family or the group of friends, then watching concession-stand employees ring up an order, put food items together, take payment and make change. These things should have disappeared from...

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