Good news. The Sands Expo & Convention Center recently completed installation of a new $1.6 million wireless LAN (WLAN) that Sands executives say will deliver seamless mobility to the Sands Expo & Convention Center’s 2.2 million square feet of flexible exhibition and meeting space.
“We needed Wi-Fi we could count on 24/7. We never shut down so neither can our Internet connection,” said Justin Herrman, Executive Director of Information Technology at The Sands.
The network features architecture from Extricom Ltd that is set up as a complementary, hybrid network alongside the Sands’ existing WLAN to ensure that the show floor and adjacent spaces were sufficiently covered with uninterrupted, high-quality Internet connectivity.
That’s great news for SHOT Show attendees who use our SHOT Mobile app sponsored by Armalite. Based on last year’s adoption rate over 20,000 of you downloaded and used SHOT Mobile, which resulted in some challenges during peak show hours.
With the deployment of additional wireless support to complement the network already in place at The Sands Expo & Convention Center your SHOT Show and SHOT Mobile experience will be even better in 2014, and that’s a good thing.
Chris Dolnack is senior vice president and chief marketing officer for the National Shooting Sports Foundation. Follow him on Twitter at @ChrisDolnack.
Fantastic news!
Sounds great, Is this Wi-Fi free to attendees and exhibitors?
Fantastic
You mentioned attendees using the SHOT Show Mobile but as an exhibitor, this would be great to access company info. Will the internet be free for exhibitors as well. Needed this for last several years.