Charleston Area Convention Center Deploys Xirrus Wi-Fi Network.High Density Exhibit Halls and Meeting Areas Now Equipped for High Performance Wireless Access WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. -- Xirrus, Inc., the only provider of high performance, long range Wi-Fi products, announced today that the Charleston Area Convention Center has deployed Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays to cover its high density exhibit halls and meeting room areas, locations that typically attract hundreds of simultaneous Wi-Fi users. Vendors and attendees of events held at the Convention Center, as well as the production staff supporting music events held at the location, now have a reliable, high performing Wi-Fi network See wireless Ethernet and 802.11. . The Charleston Area Convention Center turned to Xirrus from its previous Wi-Fi solution provider in order to increase the number of users within the exhibit hall and meeting room areas and to provide enough bandwidth and coverage to ensure a reliable Wi-Fi network. "We needed a solution that could support the large number of users that typically attend events at the convention center," said Artie Ortiz, telecommunications supervisor at Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston Coliseum The North Charleston Coliseum is a 14,000-seat multi-purpose arena in North Charleston, South Carolina, part of the North Charleston Coliseum, Performing Arts Center, and Convention Center complex built in 1993 (the Performing Arts Center and Convention Center opened in 1999) and Performing Arts Center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . "The solution also needed to be upgradeable to 802.11n to protect our infrastructure investment. Xirrus' Wi-Fi Array met our requirements by providing a platform capable of being upgraded to 802.11n as well as delivering the capacity and coverage needed for our application." The exhibit hall and meeting room areas of the Charleston Area Convention Center encompass over 200,000 square feet of area and host a wide variety of events. The Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays were able to deliver the most bandwidth and coverage per cable drop delivering a high performing Wi-Fi network. "Xirrus is quickly becoming recognized as the Wi-Fi solution of choice for convention centers with recent deployments at the Javits Convention Center in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and our upcoming deployment for Interop Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. being held at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center The Mandalay Bay Convention Center is one of the largest privately owned and operated convention centers in the world. The 1 million square foot facility is owned by MGM Mirage. It is attached to the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino and adjacent to the Mandalay Bay Events Center. ," said Paul Kersse, regional sales director at Xirrus. The Wi-Fi Array delivers the needed throughput and coverage for convention centers, hotels and other locations that need to support large numbers of users without forcing customers to install a 'sea' of low value, commodity access points and high priced controllers." About Charleston Area Convention Center, North Charleston Coliseum and North Charleston North Charleston A city of southeast South Carolina, a suburb of Charleston. Population: 80,600. Performing Arts Center Managed by SMG SMG - Screen Management Guidelines. A VMS package of run-time library routines providing windows on DEC VT100 terminals. , the Charleston Area Convention Center Complex opened August 12, 1999 with an Exhibition Hall of 76,960 square feet, divisible DIVISIBLE. The susceptibility of being divided. 2. A contract cannot, in general, be divided in such a manner that an action may be brought, or a right accrue, on a part of it. 2 Penna. R. 454. into three separate halls. Pre-function space connects to the ballrooms, the Performing Arts Center, and meeting rooms. Indoor connectors attach the North Charleston Coliseum and the Embassy Suites North Charleston Hotel. The Performing Arts Center has 2,268 cushioned seats, with full production capabilities. The North Charleston Coliseum has 13,000 seats, with an arena floor of 30,000 square feet For more information, visit http://www.charlestonconvention.com/index.htm. About Xirrus Xirrus is the award-winning leader in high performance, long range Wi-Fi. Xirrus manufactures the patented Wi-Fi Array platform that integrates up to 16 radios with an onboard Refers to a chip or other hardware component that is directly attached to the printed circuit board (motherboard). Contrast with offboard. See inboard. Gigabit Switch, Wi-Fi Controller, Firewall, and dedicated Wi-Fi Threat Sensor into a single device. The Xirrus solution delivers 2X the range, 4X the coverage, 14X the throughput, and requires 75% less devices, cabling, switch ports, and installation time compared to any competitive solution. Xirrus Wi-Fi Arrays are ideal for any organization deploying Wi-Fi, especially those that require support for large coverage areas, dense user populations, and high bandwidth applications. Xirrus is a privately-held company headquartered in Westlake Village, California Westlake Village is a city located in Los Angeles County, California, USA. The population was 8,368 at the 2000 census. This city located in the Conejo Valley is known for its affluence and secluded character, and is considered one of the wealthier communities in the Greater Los . For more information, please visit www.xirrus.com. |
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