The Saint Charles Convention Center, managed by Global Spectrum, recently upgraded the wireless technology in its buildings. The state-of-the-art system is designed to accommodate large events requiring numerous, simultaneous users on a variety of mobile and wireless platforms.
“The most important thing for us is to exceed our customer’s expectations,” said Shura Garnett, general manager, Saint Charles Convention Center. “We knew we had to keep pace with technology trends as clients are incorporating it more into their events. Our new Xirrus Wireless network and its successful rollout in February proved our technology capabilities and removed any doubts about our ability to handle the most demanding wireless needs of any client or event.”
The system was put to the test at the Cooperating School Districts Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC) in February. The system accommodated more than 2,500 devices during the three-day event, and at one point, successfully handled 1,771 simultaneous wireless connections on the network without a hiccup, a record high for the venue.
“The most important factor for our technology conference is internet connectivity,” said Karen Vaughan, conference and special event planner, Cooperating School Districts. “Because of the needs of the show attendees, it’s generally the deciding factor on where we host our event each year. We were extremely pleased with the new system at the Saint Charles Convention Center and we look forward to our event returning in 2014.”
