Setting
up WiFi
services in Odisha for a large event can be difficult.
But for a lot of events WiFi is important or even essential. Often a venue will
not be able to provide sufficient or reliable WiFi which will support a large
number of users at a single time, or you may not even have this option if you
are hosting a gig or outdoor event. And yet there are many purposes of
providing WiFi services at your festival, performance, sporting event,
conference or meeting.
WiFi
access, free or paid-for, is often a big draw for guests, and sometimes it is
essential for attendees or hosts to work, blog, research and carry out
presentations. Event WiFi may be necessary for promotional purposes; a press
presence may require WiFi access for publication, and WiFi access can lead to
promotion through your visitors' use of social networks.
This is where temporary internet comes in. Supplied by IT
systems companies, temporary Event WiFi will allow
you to set up WiFi services wherever you are hosting your event, whether you
are hosting 100 or 10,000 people. Planning a connection is difficult, and best
left to the experts, but they may require your help to assess your needs. The
following points are worth considering to help your temporary WiFi providers:
Know your venue:
Knowing
your venue is essential to provide suitable WiFi. The size and shape of a venue
is key and it is likely your providers will need to make a visit to understand
the size and shape of the area. Consider where the access points could be set
up; they are usually located as high as possible to provide wider coverage.
Think about possible dead spots, and whether this might be an issue.
In
outdoor venues make sure that nothing could block signal from a transmitter by
being based in front of it. Lorries can block a 13 or 14 foot access point.
People, furniture and architecture can affect the strength of a WiFi signal, and microwaves can with it interfere too. Think about
providing power sources for devices to be charged from; particularly important
at conferences which are more than a few hours long.
If
your event relies upon internet access then tell your IT systems WiFi provider.
Make sure that they have backup equipment such as multiple transit providers
and DHCP servers. Failure to provide a promised or essential network will
reflect on you badly as an event organiser and leave an unimpressed crowd.
Understand your crowd:
To
work out the kind of bandwidth which you require you will need to predict your
crowd's WiFi usage. Think about what kind of attendees you are expecting; are
they tech-savvy, young or particularly likely to own portable devices? Then
deduct what proportion of attendees to your event will bring a WiFi enabled
device, how many of these will be using your WiFi services at a set time, and
for what purpose. Consider your crowd's needs for downloading, streaming
uploading
