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Stadium Tech Report

November 22nd, 2024

Editorial

Dodger Stadium: Parking-lot cellular provides connectivity for vaccinations

Major League Baseball's third-oldest stadium has served as a stage for the Beatles (1966), Pope John Paul II (1987), and even the National Hockey League's Stadium Series (2014). So in this needs-must Covid-19 era, it was perhaps only logical that Dodger Stadium would re-purpose its sprawling parking complex for Covid testing and vaccinations earlier this year. Using adjacent lots, the...

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Levi’s Stadium: Digital displays and club spaces make vaccinations go smoothly

If you wandered into the Levi's Stadium club spaces during a regular-season Niners game during non-pandemic conditions, you would likely find spots like the United Club and the Yahoo! Fantasy Football Lounge filled with football fans, enjoying the comforts and amenities of a premium seating space. But this spring, those areas were used to serve a different purpose, to provide...

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The ‘magic’ you seek in wireless is ‘Frequency Neutral Networks’

There is a heated debate in the wireless industry; 5G vs. Wi-Fi. Proponents of 5G claim that massive speed increases and ubiquitous coverage will render Wi-Fi networks obsolete. Wi-Fi pundits claim that Wi-Fi has adopted the same technology that underpins 5G using chipsets that cost less because they are burdened by a lighter licensing load from patent holders. 5G proponents...

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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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Hyperconvergence: Virtualization coming of age

Today, venue owners can leverage hyperconvergence to reduce the costs of the technology deployed in their buildings. Starting in the late 1990s, enterprise customers seeking to address the rising costs of server infrastructure began seeking ways to load more applications onto individual servers to reduce the space, power, and cooling expenses related to increasing demand for information technology systems. Building...

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Pandemic planning puts focus on venue entry, concessions

As some venues take baby steps forward in allowing limited fan attendance at events, for most venues the ongoing effects of the Covid-19 pandemic are forcing owners and operators to take a longer look at the technologies and procedures that can help provide safer situations for large crowds inside public spaces for the foreseeable future. And if keeping fans farther...

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