Smart City Networks hosted FCC Chairman Ajit Pai on Tuesday in Houston, TX to review the communications infrastructure at the George R. Brown Convention Center and NRG Park. Smart City’s Tim Wortman, VP of Central Region Operations, and Chris Wharry, General Manager of Houston, gave Chairman Pai a tour and…
In a hectic world, we provide peace of mind®. With the Smart City motto comes a promise to deliver quality services and expertise in event telecommunication and technology solutions. Our teams work tirelessly across the country to deliver on this commitment. Most recently, Smart City delivered on this promise for…
Company Donates $15,000 to HIMSS Foundation to Support Strides in Healthcare Information Technology Smart City Networks, America’s leading telecommunications provider for convention industry, has donated $15,000 to the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Foundation in what is the first corporate donation for a new scholarship in honor of…
The 2017 Q2 Pinnacle Newsletter is now available! In each quarterly Pinnacle newsletter, we highlight community service efforts from our teams across the country, share updates from our convention center partners, and celebrate the successes of our employees, both as individuals and as teams. This edition features stories from Houston, Tampa, Los Angeles, Cincinnati,…
New distributed antenna system installed expands cellular service coverage and capacity Smart City Networks, the nation’s leading telecommunications provider for the convention industry, has announced the completion of a new distributed antenna system (DAS) that is designed to exponentially expand the cellular service coverage and capacity at the San Diego…
By Billy Bischof, Sales & Marketing Manager, Orange County Convention Center What is 5G? Simply put, 5G is the 5th generation of cellular networking. Though it’s still very much in its infancy, 5G promises to achieve crazy-fast speeds – which is exciting! Think of extremely-fast speeds helping you blow through…
Washington D.C.’s Awesome Con, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (WEWCC), has become a top pop culture destination convention in just five years, and like all successful events, it requires a reliable WiFi connection for its thousands of attendees. Managing a wireless network during a large event can be…
Project Improves Convention Experience for Attendees in 39 Convention Centers & Public Venues Smart City Networks, the nation’s leading telecommunications provider for the convention industry, has rolled out a nationwide upgrade of wireless networking services that will enhance speed and flexibility in wireless offerings at 39 convention centers and other…
Beacon technology enables mobile devices to react to the physical world. iBeacon and Eddystone Beacons, the two leaders in beacon technology, both serve as a valuable tool for companies to interact with their audience based on their precise location—whether at an event, walking through a shopping mall, or a host…
By James Zarharchuck, Data Operations Professional, Walter E. Washington Convention Center Harald Haas, the co-founder of PureLiFi, coined the term LiFi at a TED Global Talk where he discussed the idea of supporting wireless communication through lights. The future may soon consist of LED light bulbs connected to a wireless…
