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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

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Checkout-free concessions stands ready to multiply at stadiums

Once a curiosity deployed mainly in trial situations, the concessions technology known as "checkout free" or "just walk out" is ready for its prime-time moment in stadiums, with a host of new deployments already announced or coming soon to a venue near you. Leading suppliers of the technology are currently busy announcing new stadium stores, with more announcements expected before...

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Photo Essay: Boston, SF arenas shine during NBA Finals

In addition to the exciting basketball played on the floor, the arenas that hosted the recent NBA Finals lived up to the championship moment, with state of the art videoboards at both San Francisco's Chase Center and Boston's TD Garden leading the technology way for fans lucky enough to have a ticket. Stadium Tech Report field scout (and diehard Warriors...

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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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Wrigley Field adds new technology for security, concessions

The National League's oldest ballpark, the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley Field, has shown the ability to teach other venues about some new technology tricks, as witnessed by Stadium Tech Report in an early June visit. Though the outfield-wall ivy and other trappings never let you forget about Wrigley's heritage, new technologies that include walk-through security screening and optical-scanning concessions checkout terminals...

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