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By Monica Compton
Monica Compton is a writer and event marketing consultant for Pinnacle Productions. She can be reached at mcompton@pinnacleprod.com.
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the U.S., the sheer size of the building and breadth of services required
could have seemed daunting.
When we received the RFP we
had a wide range of experience in
service delivery within the convention space, explains Derrick Hill,
vice president of Cox Business/Hospitality Network (HN) in Las Vegas.
The opportunity to provide the
Las Vegas Convention and Visitors
Authority with analogous telecom
services was a challenge we knew
we could meet.
After all, Cox Business already
had a strong telecommunications
foothold in Las Vegas on its own,
but also through its entertainment
arm HN. Since 1999, Cox Business has been providing wired and
wireless data solutions as well HNs
on-demand and interactive television
services to the hotel/resort business
vertical since 1999. The company
currently serves over 110,000 predominantly Las Vegas hotel/resort
guest rooms in gaming districts
around the country.
And this is how Cox Advanced
wired Internet speeds in the convention industry. For the next seven
and possibly 10 years, it will be
Cox Business/Hospitality Network
providing technology to about 60 of
the worlds largest 250 conventions/
trade shows that take up temporary
residence at the convention center in
Las Vegas each year.
The Las Vegas Convention and
Visitors Authority (LVCVA) is committed to staying ahead of our competition and maintaining Las Vegas
status as the number one trade show
destination in North America, said
Terry Jicinsky, senior vice president of operations for the LVCVA.
Were excited to be working with
Cox Business to offer our trade show
partners and their exhibitors and
delegates the latest technology and
exceptional customer service that
helps them improve their business
and tradeshow experience.
Moving forward
In late-September last year, Cox
Business/Hospitality Network rolled
out a thick technology carpet at the
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2 million sq. ft.
it will also include a state-of-theart interior 3G/4G cellular Distributed Antenna System (DAS)
designed to improve cellular
telephone capabilities from deep
within the cement and steel superstructure of the convention center
facility. Work on that system is
scheduled to be completed around
mid-2014.
We are extremely proud to
help Las Vegas shine as one of the
worlds preeminent destinations
for the meetings and conventions
industry. says Mike Bolognini,
market vice president for Cox Las
Vegas. Cox engineers, designers
and customer service representatives
who are engaged with the Las Vegas
Convention Center are equally as
proud to be associated with such an
important brand.
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During the RFP process two items that were of the greatest import and ended up being the reasons Cox was chosen
were: Firstly, the financial strength and investment Cox was willing to make to ensure the Las Vegas
Convention Center maintained a leadership position in the convention industry. Secondly, and related,
was the a cutting edge technology plan that was holistic in its approach and forward looking.
The technology infrastructure currently being worked on at the Las Vegas Convention Center will provide major improvements for all visitors to the venue, from better
cellular connections, an industry leading Wi-Fi canopy and the fastest wired Internet
speeds in the convention industry.