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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

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JMA Wireless brings innovative 5G DAS to Syracuse University’s JMA Wireless Dome

One of the most unique collegiate sports and entertainment venues in the United States now has leading-edge cellular wireless network coverage, thanks to a partnership between Syracuse University and JMA Wireless that brought an innovative 5G-ready distributed antenna system (DAS) to the JMA Wireless Dome. Formerly known as the Carrier Dome, the on-campus 45,000-seat domed stadium is unique to the...

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Sorama’s ‘acoustic cameras’ offer sound as a medium for fan engagement

Rick Scholte is an audio alchemist, turning sound waves into images and heat maps with his company’s “acoustic cameras” that can zero in on a small group of fans or render an entire seating bowl in multi-colored decibel levels. Scholte is also founder and CEO of Sorama, which builds and sells these acoustic cameras. While the units have obvious use...

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Denver Concessions, Part 1: Facing a new way to Zippin

Zippin, a San Francisco-based startup which is leading the sports stadium market for checkout-free concession stands, is now embracing another new technology - facial authentication systems for age and payment verification - to speed transactions up even more. “This is the holy grail for us,” said Alicia Woznicki, vice president of design and development at Aramark Sports + Entertainment, about...

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Denver Concessions, Part 2: Mashgin scanners provide flexibility and checkout speed

Even before Zippin, fans at Empower Field at Mile High got introduced to new concessions technology several years ago when a curious machine appeared at the checkout area of some stands. Instead of a staffer behind a terminal, the new devices were a platform surrounded by metal bands above and on the platform’s sides. What fans were instructed to do...

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Denver Concessions, Part 3: The rise of the self-checkout kiosk

If there is a newer concessions technology that is fairly obvious in the how-to of its use, it’s the big-screen kiosk. Popular at quick-service restaurants in many places, self-order kiosks have been gradually growing in use at stadium concession stands, including Empower Field at Mile High, where the technology has been in use for several years in a few different...

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