By Todd Zuccato, Smart City’s General Manager at the Phoenix Convention Center Distributed Antenna System (DAS) is a distributed network of components designed to deliver cellular signal throughout a facility, similar to how a cell tower covers a neighborhood. In big facilities like convention centers, allocating high quality wireless signal…
Latest generation of Internet Protocol improves online capabilities at OCCC Smart City Networks, the nation’s largest provider of event telecommunications and technology services for the conventions industry, announced today its successful implementation of Internet Protocol version 6 (IPv6) at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, improving Internet access…
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/10/business/mobile-hot-spots-fcc-hotels-convention-centers.html?_r=1 A note from Mark Haley, President of Smart City Networks: An article recently published by the New York Times highlights the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and its efforts to halt the practice of blocking WiFi in hotels and convention centers. In the article, the author compares the cost…
Smart City is disappointed in the FCC’s latest enforcement action but is entirely supportive of M.C. Dean’s decision to take the matter to court. In the end, the company believes they will be successful. The announcement reinforces the continued need for the FCC to issue rulemaking guidance on the issue…
Guest column by Smart City featured in local publication Smart City’s president Mark Haley recently penned a guest column for VEGAS INC about the importance of convention centers evolving with technology. Listed below is the article as it was originally published by VEGAS INC. Convention centers serve as large-scale…
7-year extension includes high-density wireless network Mark Haley, president of Smart City Networks, the nation’s largest provider of event telecommunications and technology services for the conventions industry, announced today that the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati has extended its contract with the company for an additional seven years. The…
Smart City CEO & President Marty Rubin (left) and golf tournament organizer Bob Matson (right) present a check to Kevin Little of the Children’s Home Society of Florida (center). Annual golf tournament raises money for children and families in Central Florida Smart City Telecom has helped raise more than $15,000…
The 2015 3Q Pinnacle is now available! In each quarterly Pinnacle newsletter, we highlight community service efforts from our teams across the country, share special updates from the convention centers in which we serve, and celebrate the successes of our employees, both as individuals and as teams. This edition features…
By Ryan Stephens-Myles, Smart City Technician, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center During an event, the convention show floor explodes with activity of exhibitors demonstrating their latest products and attendees engaging in the latest and greatest updates. Unbeknownst to many, there is an even greater flurry of Internet traffic flowing throughout…
10-year extension to include fiber optic cable installation and technology upgrades Mark Haley, president of Smart City Networks, the nation’s largest provider of event telecommunications and technology services for the conventions industry, announced today that the Indiana Convention Center & Lucas Oil Stadium (ICCLOS) in Indianapolis has extended its partnership…
