2017 has been a benchmark year for the Smart City team at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, FL. Nine outstanding employees each celebrated 15 year anniversaries with the company and were honored for their incredible service. Frank Loyke – Senior Event Coordinator Whitey Rodriguez – Operations Manager Mike…
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…
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…
Smart City Telecom employees participate in Greater Orlando Heart Walk To honor the memory of a former employee, Smart City Telecom will be participating in the Greater Orlando Heart Walk on September 26. The company’s participation in the charity event will be in memory of Ernie Moore, who passed away…
By Craig Fulem, Smart City‘s General Manager at the Virginia Beach Convention Center The Internet is a resource that many of us have integrated into our professional and personal lives. As we continue to grow and navigate in this digital world, it is important to take steps and protect our…
Tips to protect personal information in a connected world By Patrick Nelson, Smart City‘s Operations Manager at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Nearly a decade ago the concept of mobile security was simply about securing the device itself from potential loss or theft. But as mobile technology becomes more…
By Timothy Boyer, Smart City‘s Data Operations Manager at the San Diego Convention Center Since the development of the Internet in the 1980’s, 2^32 or about 4.2 billion unique Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses were created. Of those 4.2 billion only 3.2 billion were made available, the others…
A Brief History of Wireless Fidelity and the evolution of 802.11 By Patrick Nelson, Smart City’s Operations Manager at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center Although WiFi may appear as a technological advancement founded in the twentieth century the concept of WiFi was developed over 140 years ago. In…
By Quas Sine, Smart City’s Data Operations Manager at the Anaheim Convention Center What’s a MiFi? The term “MiFi” is used to describe a wireless router that acts as a mobile WiFi hotspot. A MiFi device is typically connected through a cellular network, such as AT&T or Verizon. This router…
By Chris Wharry, Smart City‘s General Manager at the George R. Brown Convention Center Voice Over Internet Protocol, also known as VoIP or IP Telephony, works by converting the voice signal from your telephone into a digital signal that travels over the Internet. The voice signal is broken up into…
