The Metro Toronto Convention Centre is regarded as one of North America’s leading convention centers, hosting over 21,000 events during its 40 years of operation. The massive center located in the heart of Toronto features almost 500,000 square feet of exhibit space, 77 meeting rooms, ballrooms, and a state-of-the-art theatre. The MTCC was created with the intent to increase tourism revenue and now generates half a billion in economic impact yearly and thousands of jobs in the city of Toronto.
Challenges:
– Adequate bandwidth to support over 6000 simultaneous wireless users across a million square feet of space
– Seamless end-user experience for guests and clients with zero downtime
– Flexibility and adaptability to build and change networks as needed multiple times a week
Extreme Networks Solution:
By partnering with Extreme and Charter, MTCC was able to deploy universal hardware and cloud management solutions to ensure reliable, high-speed Wi-Fi for thousands of attendees. The flexibility and adaptability of Extreme’s solutions enable the convention center’s IT team to modify and deploy multiple network configurations a week, ensuring that clients will always have the best coverage available for their events.
Result:
With the technology and support of Extreme and Charter, the MTCC remains Canada’s leading convention center and continues to accelerate in growth, attract business to Toronto, and provide greater value to its clients.
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