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Stadium Tech Report

February 5th, 2025

Editorial

Building the DAS for the future at AT&T Stadium

When the building now known as AT&T Stadium opened in 2009, it arguably changed the way the world thought about large entertainment venues. And early on, the building was already well on its way to being one of the leaders in fan-facing wireless networks, with both a cellular distributed antenna system (DAS) and a Wi-Fi network that were both expanded on...

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Stadium concessions innovation with 49ers CSO Moon Javaid

Since Levi's Stadium opened in 2014, the San Francisco 49ers have used their new home to push the envelope on technology-inspired innovation, mostly to see how they could improve the fan experience. One of the latest twists introduced by the Niners at Levi's Stadium was an innovation that combined technology with process: Under a program called the "Member inclusive Menu,"...

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Stadium parking and payment operations with George Baker Sr., CEO of ParkHub

While there are still many venues where you still need to pay cash to park your car, thanks to innovators like ParkHub CEO George Baker Sr., those places are becoming fewer and farther between. Baker, who founded ParkHub in 2010 in part to bring digital innovation to the venue parking market, has built the company into something much more than...

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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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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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