New wireless network supports over 250 national
and international events annually that generate $700 million in
economic activity for Greater Philadelphia area
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) today announced the
Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority has adopted Wi-Fi 6E from
HPE Aruba Networking as part of a network modernization effort for
its two million-square-foot Pennsylvania Convention Center (PCC) in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The new infrastructure will deliver
reliable, pervasive, secure connectivity for approximately one
million annual guests who rely on mobility for content, commerce,
and entertainment during conventions, exhibitions, conferences,
trade shows, performances, sports competitions, and other events
that generate an average of seven hundred million dollars in
regional economic impact. The deployment will also help modernize
and streamline the facility’s operations while driving enhanced
experiences for meeting planners, event attendees, and PCC
employees.
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Pennsylvania Convention Center,
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The 14th largest convention center in the U.S., the PCC hosts
over 250 national and international events annually, ranging from
respected medical conferences and industry conventions to rock
concerts and the largest flower show in the country.
“One of the first questions our meeting planners ask is whether
we offer high-performance, high-capacity, reliable Wi-Fi to support
all of their mobile applications,” said John J. McNichol, President
and CEO, Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority. “Our new HPE
Aruba Networking deployment is a critical differentiator for
distinguishing ourselves as a best-in-class venue that can meet
every customer’s access needs with a home-like experience for
attendees, where connecting is as comfortable, seamless, and
powerful as when a person is in their living room.”
Like any modern event venue, the PCC is expected to provide
event organizers and attendees with secure, high-performance
wireless connectivity for live streaming, digital signage,
large-format TVs, point-of-sale (POS) solutions, radio frequency
identification (RFID) tracking, and other data intensive
activities. The infrastructure must also support a wide range of
IoT, mobile, and connected solutions, while also supplying reliable
and secure access to an organizer’s corporate applications and
databases. Operationally, the PCC’s venue manager, ASM Global,
utilizes Wi-Fi to mobilize and digitize its staff and facilities,
such as using tablets for rapidly configuring spaces according to
an event’s specifications or web conference with customers and
prospects from anywhere within the facility.
Working closely with trusted IT partner Turn-key Technologies,
the PCC evaluated Wi-Fi options and determined that Wi-Fi 6E, which
enables using the 6 GHz band to provide twice the capacity of
previous generation technologies, was the best choice for
future-proofing the venue. In particular, the venue selected HPE
Aruba Networking AP-655 access points (APs) to blanket indoor
spaces with fast, secure connectivity and dual 5 Gbps dual Ethernet
ports for high availability.
“Because we host such a wide range of events that accommodate
from a few hundred to tens of thousands of users and devices, it
was critical for our Wi-Fi to support everything from checking
email and hybrid conference sessions with live streaming to
enabling hundreds of different POS systems to operate
simultaneously,” explained Tony Hodgins, General Manager, ASM
Global.
“Moving forward, we expect to see events utilizing VR [virtual
reality] and other immersive technologies as part of the
experience, for which our Wi-Fi 6E will be critical,” Hodgins
added. “Plus, our new Wi-Fi will enable us to adopt modern
connected HVAC and other facilities management solutions that will
contribute to our efficiency and help us achieve our sustainability
goals. In short, with our new Wi-Fi 6E infrastructure, we’re ready
for whatever future technologies our operations will require and
our customers will bring into our venue.”
Further, the HPE Aruba Networking wireless solution provides an
easily managed platform, with the highest return on the investment,
compared with other leading infrastructure vendors. “As a
taxpayer-funded organization, it’s essential for us to deploy
solutions that enable us to deliver on our promises quickly and
cost-effectively,” said Shawn Fisher, Director of IT, ASM Global.
“Our new Wi-Fi supplies us with intuitive tools for optimizing our
environment and rapidly troubleshooting issues. From a total cost
of ownership perspective, HPE Aruba Networking was 11 percent more
favorable in terms of capital investment, maintenance, licensing,
and support, compared to other options.”
“Overall, our Wi-Fi 6E deployment has been game changing,” said
McNichol. “The system is running smoothly, our customers are able
to focus on their events, and we’re thankful for our HPE Aruba
Networking partnership.”
Additional resources
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About the Pennsylvania Convention Center
The Pennsylvania Convention Center is located in Center City
Philadelphia at the heart of the city's many cultural offerings and
world-class dining and entertainment scene. Managed by ASM Global,
the Center is the 14th largest facility in the nation and features
one of the largest exhibit spaces and ballrooms in the Northeastern
U.S. The meetings, conventions, trade shows, and other events
hosted by the Center attract attendees from across the country and
around the world to Philadelphia, making the facility the largest
economic driver of the region’s hospitality industry. For more
information, visit www.paconvention.com.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) is the global
edge-to-cloud company that helps organizations accelerate outcomes
by unlocking value from all of their data, everywhere. Built on
decades of reimagining the future and innovating to advance the way
people live and work, HPE delivers unique, open, and intelligent
technology solutions as a service. With offerings spanning Cloud
Services, Compute, High Performance Computing & AI, Intelligent
Edge, Software, and Storage, HPE provides a consistent experience
across all clouds and edges, helping customers develop new business
models, engage in new ways, and increase operational performance.
For more information, visit: www.hpe.com.
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