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Stadium Tech Report

February 4th, 2025

Paul Kapustka

News

DOJ sues to block HPE’s $14 B acquisition of Juniper, possibly slowing HPE’s ability to bring AI to stadium networks

The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit challenging Hewlett Packard Enterprise's pending $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks, a move that could potentially keep HPE from bringing Juniper's innovative Artificial Intelligence (AI) products to the stadium technology marketplace. Though the complaint filed by the DOJ primarily focuses on its claims that the merger would "reduce competition and weaken...

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Amazon, AiFi add checkout-free concession stands at Australian Open

Both Amazon and AiFi have opened new checkout-free concession stands at the Australian Open this year, the first such deployments we are aware of at the tennis season's first "major" event. Partnering with caterer Levy Australia, Amazon has opened two of its "Just Walk Out" stores ahead of this year's tournament, one in the Rod Laver Arena (the main venue)...

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Dickies Arena adds ‘sports theater’ LED lighting system

Dickies Arena announced that it has added a "sports theater" LED lighting system that will allow the venue to create event-specific lighting environments for a variety of different programs using a single control system that can perform tasks like adjusting lighting angles and changing light colors. The Fort Worth, Texas-based Dickies Arena, which opened in 2020, said it has partnered...

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Feature

Fans flock to new Wi-Fi 6E network at Utah’s Rice-Eccles Stadium

After years of attending events in a Wi-Fi desert, fans at the University of Utah's Rice-Eccles Stadium have been soaking up bandwidth this football season, averaging 5.3 terabytes of data used per game on the venue’s new Wi-Fi 6E network. In addition to providing Utes fans with an amenity they had long desired, the network built by lead integrator Boldyn...

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JMA gets $44M grant for 5G O-RAN development

JMA Wireless announced it has received a government grant for approximately $44 million that the company will use to "develop and commercialize new technology accelerating America’s wireless and 5G network capabilities," according to a press release from JMA. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said that $43,940,612 in federal funding from the CHIPS & Science Act was awarded to...

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