Stadium Tech Report Podcast

Shaun Handley, IT Infrastructure Project Director for the Buffalo Bills, joins us on the Stadium Tech Report podcast to outline the technology upgrades visitors will enjoy when they visit the new Highmark Stadium during the 2026 NFL football season. In our conversation, Shaun talks about the internal process for determining the scope of the stadium technology deployments in the new venue, and how fan feedback played a crucial role in prioritizing technology decisions. Only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

Welcome to a special episode of the Stadium Tech Report podcast. We're joined by a team of experts from Galtronics, a company with 40-plus years of history in the high quality RF antenna market. And Galtronics is currently in the process of rolling out an entirely new line of hyper directional cellular antennas that will provide lower cost and lower weight options for venue deployments.

With us today are Leighton Carroll, CEO of Galtronics, Whit Martin, Vice President of Sales, and Sadeg Farzaneh, CTO, to give our audience more details about where the company has been and where it sees itself going in the market for large public venue cellular deployments. Only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

A year after acquiring DAS Group Professionals (DGP), one of the top providers of design and strategy for big-stadium cellular networks, global telecommunications firm America Fujikura Ltd. (AFL) is seeking to make more of a public name for itself as it advances its venue-owned DAS strategy.

Joining us today on the Stadium Tech Report podcast is Seneca Mullins, President of U.S. Services at AFL. In our discussion, Mullins talks about how AFL's previous acquisitions of Beam Wireless and ITS combined with the DGP acquisition as part of a plan to build a complete solution to serve the market. Listen in as Mullins talks about how AFL views stadium DAS as a strategic asset, and what the company sees for the evolution of stadium DAS deployments -- only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

Joining us today on the Stadium Tech Report podcast is Shane Hague, senior vice president of sales and business development for Solid, who will talk about where Solid has been and where it is going from a technology and provider standpoint. With a wide product portfolio and some success stories in complex environments like transportation systems, Solid has a good DAS story to tell, so listen in — only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

One of the most interesting new technologies on the stadium technology scene is facial authentication, which is basically using a person's face to verify identity, as well as transactions from ticketing to concessions. Our guest today is Jeff Boehm, Chief Operating Officer of Wicket, here to discuss how the company brought facial authentication to sports stadiums and where it might go in the future. Listen in -- only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

One of the stadium technology product segments experiencing rapid deployment over the past couple years is the “walk-through” model of security scanners, which allow fans to pass through security screening without having to stop or divest items from pockets or bags. Listen in as we talk to Xtract One CEO Peter Evans about why venues are moving to new security technology -- only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

Our guest today on the Stadium Tech Report podcast is Karl Pierburg, senior vice president and chief technology officer for the Atlanta Falcons, who will bring us up to date on the latest tech deployments at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, including a big bet on biometrics, and why keeping at the forefront is critical for a good fan experience. Only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

Being the chief technology officer for a venue is a tough job -- but what happens when you're not just the CTO for one venue but for a whole long list of places? Joining us today on the podcast is Katee LaPoff, chief technology officer for the Oak View Group, also known as OVG, the live experience venue development, management, and premium hospitality company. Listen in as we get Katee's perspective on technology developments and deployments from the lens of her new position -- only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

Joining us today on the podcast is Katee LaPoff, chief technology officer for the Oak View Group, the live experience venue development, management, and premium hospitality company. Listen in as we get Katee's perspective on technology developments and deployments from the lens of her new position -- only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!

We are joined today by Jon Jenkins, vice president of Just Walk Out for Amazon, to hear about why one of the world's largest retailers is targeting the stadium-specific concessions marketplace. Only on the Stadium Tech Report podcast!