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“Every year, fans (coming) to the Super Bowl become more connected and more tech savvy, but this year presents an awesome opportunity in terms of technology, given Levi’s Stadium’s state-of-the art technology and the connectivity in and around the Silicon Valley”, Michelle McKenna-Doyle, the NFL’s chief information officer, said via email.

So history will be made on Sunday night, if the Panthers win, or it will repeat itself if the two-time champion Broncos win.

This Sunday’s big game isn’t just another day of football: We’ve reached Super Bowl 50 – the first one labeled with Arabic rather than the usual Roman numerals, because “Super Bowl L” just doesn’t have quite the same ring to it – so this year’s game calls for extra pomp and circumstance. They were sold to a San Jose resident.

San Francisco 49ers fans have already enjoyed the feature in the Levi’s Stadium app. One change for the Super Bowl: Food won’t be delivered but fans can instead place an order for pick-up, expediting the process and making sure they don’t miss a moment of the game. The company also developed an app so thousands of volunteers could participate in virtual training, navigate through events and communicate with others in real time.

The Los Angeles Times reckons that Super Bowl 50 will attract $4.2 billion in bets.

To the rest of the planet the Super Bowl in the U.S. might just be a glorified Cannes Lions Advertising Festival, with a bit of sport thrown in – but to host cities, it’s a big deal.

“Our system has never had any significant failures during big events, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed that I haven’t jinxed us by saying that”, he said. Gaze-detection technology also allows fans to select the receiver they want to throw to and a handheld trigger will measure timing and accuracy. In a unique twist, fans in Levi’s Stadium will get some of the TV fan experience as well, as they’ll be able to view the ever popular Super Bowl TV commercials via the app during the game.

Last year’s Super Bowl at University of Phoenix Stadium in Arizona was no slouch in the Wi-Fi department, as the Arizona Cardinals IT team installed 800 access points in the venue to support fans’ ravenous appetite for wireless data.