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Stadium Tech Report

November 17th, 2024

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Security Scanners Market Report: Evolv Technology off to fast start in walk-through security scanners market

Company: Evolv Technology Product: Evolv Express weapons detection system What it looks like: A two-lane system with one big panel gate in the middle and two smaller pole-type gates, one on each side. According to Evolv, its scanners use magnetic field scanning to identify not just objects but also the composition of objects, like different types of metals. How it...

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News

Titans tap Verizon, Wicket for facial authentication entry at Nissan Stadium

Another NFL team is testing out the use of facial authentication technology to speed up stadium entry, with the Tennessee Titans' launch of a system from Verizon and software startup Wicket this football season at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Called "Express Entry," the system is being used in conjunction with walk-through security scanners from Evolv, to produce an experience where...

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Evolv adds Twins, Astros, Phillies and Lightning (and Red Sox) to customer list for walk-through security scanners

As part of its latest quarterly financial announcement, walk-through weapons detection system provider Evolv said it had added the Minnesota Twins, the Houston Astros, the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Lightning as customers, adding to a breakout year where the company more than doubled its revenue. The publicly traded (NASDAQ: EVLV) Evolv, which has rapidly added sports stadium customers...

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Editorial

What stadium tech might proliferate in 2023?

Looking back at 2022, it's easy to proclaim it as a banner year for stadium technology. Innovation on multiple fronts arrived, not just as ideas but actual products and services that brought immediate improvement to stadium business areas like concessions, ticketing, security and infrastructure. Will 2023 bring more acceleration of new ideas and technology deployments as venues continue to try...

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Madison Square Garden’s investment arm acquires big chunk of security-scanning provider Xtract One

Weapons detection technology provider Xtract One announced a fund-raising agreement with the investment arm of Madison Square Garden Sports Corp. under which MSG Sports may eventually own as much as 28 percent of Xtract One's stock. The two-part deal includes an initial investment of $6.3 million by the venture-funding arm of MSG Sports, with a follow-on investment of $3.7 million...

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Feature

Facial authentication looking like a winner for stadium applications

Facial authentication technology may be the next new thing to start multiplying soon at stadiums, as initial deployments are drawing rave reviews from both fans and venues for their ability to speed up identification-based transactions. For uses including stadium entry, security checks and concessions-based age verification, facial authentication systems at stadiums like First Energy Stadium in Cleveland, Citi Field in...

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