Xirrus Improves Wireless Connectivity for the Georgia International Convention Center
The GICC is Georgia's newest and second largest convention center. Located adjacent to the Atlanta Airport and 10 minutes from downtown Atlanta, the GICC offers 400,000 square feet of flexible meeting space, including 150,000 square feet of exhibit space, and a 40,000sqft ballroom, with room enough to seat over 3,000 guests. Most recently, the GICC required high performance Wi-Fi for hosting an exam of 200 simultaneous applicants across a 10,000sqft space.
Requirements
- Connect over 200 simultaneous users wirelessly
- Cover over 10,000 sqft with minimal equipment
- Users must all connect and transmit within a short window to upload data to a server
Benefits
- Array Architecture solved the user density, bandwidth, and RF management issues
- This successful implementation of the Xirrus solution enabled GICC to host future larger events
- Support and Technical expertise
Savings
- Number of additional access points saved
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6 |
- Number of additional cable runs saved
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6 |
- Number of switch ports that saved
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6 |
- Average power savings per year (kWh)
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2,886 |