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Smart City Networks to install wi-fi network at Orange County Convention Center

January 21, 2019

Smart City Networks, a provider of technology services for the convention industry, has begun the installation of one of the largest wireless networks ever deployed in a convention center in North America at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, according to a press release.

"These technology updates focus on enhancing the experience of our attendees," Jessie Allen, the interim executive director at the OCCC, said in the press release. "With all of the other campus improvements that we have made over the past year, Smart City's massive network upgrade will keep us ahead of our competition for years to come."

Over 3,100 of the latest generation of Cisco access points will be installed, all having 802.11AC Wave 2 capability, meaning increased speeds for more users.

Device capacity will increase by 50,000 to allow up to 64,000 concurrent devices online. With the support of its sister company, Smart City Telecom based in Orlando, the upgraded bandwidth capabilities will exceed industry standards with a fully redundant network backbone operating at 20 Gigabits as well as 40 Gigabits of fully redundant internet connections.

With more than 1 million linear feet of Category 6 cable needing to be installed, the project will take a crew of 26 technicians working fulltime for a year.