Why a Wireless Network Assessment Makes Sense at a Large Public Venue

Whether folks are headed to a professional conference, head-banging concert, dog show, or horse race, they all have one thing in common: They expect, no demand, that they have reliable wireless connectivity when they get there. That means your large public venue has to offer it or learn to deal with trade shows, top bands, conferences, and conventions relocating to your competition’s venue instead. Why do you need an assessment of your wireless network?

Large Venues Have High (and Fluctuating) Densities of Users

Today, you might have a small group of doctors booked who just need access to their email. Tomorrow, you might be packed with teenagers accessing everything from Periscope to Facebook to Instagram. Large public venues have to be prepared for high densities of users and a wide variety of apps, all with differing demands in terms of bandwidth and connectivity speeds. A wireless network assessment will determine exactly what your venue needs to make all your groups happy.

Large Venues Have Limited Places Where They Can Install Access Points

When you consider all the places you can’t offer access points due to interference, security, accessibility, and other factors, there aren’t a lot of places left. An assessment of your wireless network will determine the best positioning for your access points, exactly how many access points you need to provide adequate service, and how you can do so most affordably.

Large Venues Have to Accommodate Different Configurations for Different Types of Events

Your setup for a seminar or training session is a bit different from the configuration you use for a wedding or a concert. That makes it hard to determine where to put all the wireless access points so that they will work equally well no matter how you have the room set up. An assessment will take all the configuration possibilities into account to find the best solution.

Large Outdoor Venues Have Weather Considerations

Outdoor venues have different challenges than those dealing with exclusively indoor connectivity. First and foremost, there are weather conditions that can affect the equipment as well as the connectivity.

If all or part of your venue includes outdoor areas that need connectivity, that makes weather conditions an additional factor to consider. A comprehensive wireless network audit will consider issues like your climate, the density of your outdoor users, and other factors to determine exactly what equipment and configuration will best meet the needs of users while keeping the equipment safe and sound.

A wireless network assessment:

• Determines how many access points you need
• Determines where access points should be located
• Determine what areas might experience interference, the sources of that interference, and how to get around it
• Includes detailed maps of the areas to be provided with coverage
• Includes detailed information on what this access will cost

Are you ready for your wireless network assessment? Request a quote from Turn-key Technologies today.