{"id":11742,"date":"2019-12-05T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T10:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.encore-emea.com\/infrastructure-the-building-block-of-event-internet\/"},"modified":"2021-01-18T15:51:32","modified_gmt":"2021-01-18T15:51:32","slug":"infrastructure-the-building-block-of-event-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/info.encore-emea.com\/de\/infrastructure-the-building-block-of-event-internet\/","title":{"rendered":"Infrastructure: The Building Block of Event Internet"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the first post<\/a> of our series on meeting Wi-Fi, we broke down bandwidth and the myths around how much you actually need for your meetings. But without a quality infrastructure, bandwidth would never reach the devices \u2013 laptops, tablets, smartphones \u2013 that we all use. In this second part of our series, we\u2019re looking at infrastructure and the questions you should be asking regarding this often-overlooked aspect of internet services.<\/p>\n

At home, internet bandwidth arrives on a single cable, usually in the basement or somewhere else convenient for the cable guy. Then, to actually make use of the bandwidth, you need some electronics \u2013 at the very least, a Wi-Fi router. If you happen to have a larger home, you’ll know that the Wi-Fi router that comes with your cable subscription doesn’t cover the whole house, and more electronics (in the form of Wi-Fi boosters) are needed to make things work properly.<\/p>\n

Internet infrastructure in a meeting or event venue is the same, although due to the size of the building and high numbers of people, we need significantly more electronics to make things happen.\u00a0In fact, venues sometimes make the mistake of upgrading bandwidth without the infrastructure to deliver it, which results in a higher bandwidth bill for the venue but no better experience for the guest.<\/p>\n

The most important aspects of infrastructure to understand are the wireless access points \u2013 we like to call them WAPs, for fun.\u00a0Ironically enough, these aren’t wireless.\u00a0These are cabled to the rest of the infrastructure and create the last \u201chop\u201d wirelessly from themselves to and from your device.<\/p>\n

There are two important aspects to understand about WAPs:<\/p>\n