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Stadium Tech Report

November 9th, 2024

Editorial

Walk in, walk out: Get ready for more checkout-free concessions

Coming soon, to a venue near you: Checkout-free concession stands, where you walk in, take what you want and walk out, leaving the billing to the network. If your stadium doesn't have these types of stands yet, just wait. If investors have anything to say about it, companies providing the technology behind the most innovative thing to possibly ever happen...

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Cellular carriers bring 5G blitz to SoFi Stadium for Super Bowl LVI

Fans attending Sunday's Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles should have no problem getting a 5G cellular connection, since all the major wireless carriers have done their best to fill the venue with as much 5G gear as possible. The Super Bowl's 5G promotional blitz greets fans as they arrive at LAX airport. Credit all photos: Paul...

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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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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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Video Interview: Justin Bushee, Boingo

"5G is not hype." That's one of the key messages that came across in our interview with Justin Bushee, vice president of business development at Boingo, who joined us at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Watch and listen as Bushee describes some of the new deployments underway from Boingo, which include 5G rollouts...

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Video Interview: Jackie Slope, Honda Center

What can venues do from a technology standpoint to make fans feel comfortable about returning to live events? That's one of the primary concerns right now for Jackie Slope, vice president of technology at the Honda Center, who joined us at the ALSD Conference and Trade Show in Las Vegas earlier this year. Slope, who joined the Honda Center staff...

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