WiFi and Internet for Events from Get Me Connected
- 2. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Get Me Connected are proven experts in getting internet andWi-Fi connections in to the most difficult of locations. The connections we create have the capacity for high density usage, often when other options cannot deliver, for multi usage events. Not only do we get you and your attendees connected, we can help you to gather information on your participants and broadcast relevant marketing messages to them in real time. Get Me Connected! 2
- 3. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere But how do we do it? Your event location may provide us with a healthy challenge, and we thrive on a challenge, our first step is to get internet to your venue. When there is no pre-existing connection, or no suitable pre-existing connection, which is often the case, we need to find the right way to provide good coverage to your event. 3
- 4. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywherewww.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere We Have a Number of Options in ourTool-Kit 4
- 5. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Latest Satellite Technology 5 We use the most modern satellite technology available, levering one of 64 focussed spot beams across Europe, transmitted by a broadband only satellite with an earth hub in Germany. We pick up the spot beam with our self-powered, vehicle based satellite dish and sixteen foot mast and re-broadcast this for your event. As long as we can see the sky this type of technology will work anywhere in the world - okay maybe the odd spot on the polar ice caps is a little wobbly..! We use this satellite option on a daily basis and have successful deployments at events like Le Mans, Moto GP and Glastonbury.
- 6. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Is Latency an issue here? 6 Latency can manifest in a delay, just like watching a live news interview. As they converse with the studio and the reporter you will notice a tangible delay from the question being asked to receiving the answer. The same thing can happen with satellite internet, we are prepared for this. Get Me Connected have some clever trade secrets to improve things, we will talk about those later on.
- 7. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere 4G and 3G Yes, we can use the same signal your smartphone uses to get you a data signal on the move. And indeed, you may question, with data on the move readily available to all, why would you need our equipment? Part of what you are looking to achieve is connecting people to YOUR system, providing a service to your attendees, and indeed attracting them.You can save valuable data charges or allowances, allow international clients the opportunity of free internet with paying roaming charges and give yourself a powerful marketing tool. 7 4G and 3G begin to fail when you get a lot of users together in the same place, the system cannot cope. Providing a quality internet connection at a busy event, or an event where usage maybe higher - like a conference, will ultimately give a better experience to the end customer. Could you survive a festival for a weekend without internet?We firmly believe now that connectivity at a festival is just as important as toilets!
- 8. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Wireless Bridges Wireless Bridges are an excellent option but requires an existing quality internet connection a few tens of meters away or many kilometres away. It is very much a line of site system and would always require a site survey. 8
- 9. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere ADSL/VDSL Technologies that you will normally use at home are not always suited to large scale events, but may be an option in the right scenario. ADSL/VDSL needs a fixed phone line, so no good for the middle of a field or a popup event in the middle of the street. There are often minimum contract lengths as well of a year or more, so this can soon become very expensive. 9
- 10. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Which option is right for my event? 10
- 11. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywherewww.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere How will I provide this connection to my attendees? The next challenge is how to share the connection amongst the users at your event. 11
- 12. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere There are a few pitfalls which we are more than ready for: • Wi-Fi was not designed to be used by lots of people at the same time, congestion can occur • There are not many channels of Wi-Fi you can use on the common 2.4Ghz spectrum • Not everyone knows how to access a Wi-Fi hotspot 12
- 13. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere We are Wi-Fi experts and understand the technology like no other • The smallest access point we have is capable of connecting 480 users at the same time, this is on the 2.4Ghz spectrum and also the newer 5Ghz spectrum • 2.4 only allows for 3 channels to be used • 5Ghz has many more channels available which are compatible with the majority of mobile devices 13
- 14. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Coverage 14 Some events will only need one zone of Wi-Fi, others wider coverage. It might not be cost effective to have blanket coverage of an event or you may want to consider defined Wi-Fi zones to channel your customers to a location, like food and drink areas or an information booth. For a large event the Wi-Fi Access points can be deployed indoors or outdoors and require only a power connection and line of site to our portable Wi-Fi tower.
- 15. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Coverage 15 YourWi-Fi connection can have any name you like, maybe the event name or the name of the sponsor.You can have multiple names too, for staff and contractors that need access. We will work with you to discover which options are best, and the optimum way to deliver yourWi-Fi connection, whilst making it as easy as possible for users to connect.
- 16. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere So that’s the technology covered, what makes Get Me Connected’sWi-Fi so special? At an event people often download the same things from the internet, maybe the sponsor’s website or an event app. We can store these offline so they are loaded faster on the user’s device. Preventing those issues of latency we mentioned. 16 We can also send different traffic down different internet lines for optimum performance. Or restrict download speed and filter out unwanted traffic like adverts and streaming. Data capture is so useful, you want to know who is using yourWi-Fi and maybe push marketing out to them.
- 17. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere 17www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere So what about marketing to Wi-Fi users? 17 This is where some of the really clever stuff begins, and where you can begin to see excellent ROI for your Wi-Fi project. Users can either complete a form to allow them to connect to your Wi-Fi or use one of the many social media platforms available to “Login via Facebook” for example.
- 18. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere 18www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere So what about marketing to Wi-Fi users? 18 …Once a user has registered you can see a range of information about their usage… …. If they use Facebook, for example, you can see their likes and interests, encourage them to like your page, and market to them with real time messages and promotions.
- 19. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere 19 So what about marketing to Wi-Fi users?
- 20. www.get-me-connected.com Event wifi-anytime-anywhere Convinced? Tel +44 (0)207 1111 656 | Email info@get-me-connected.com | Web www.get-me-connected.com 20 Wi-Fi is now an essential event offering, attendees will expect Wi-Fi when choosing an event or deciding how long to stay. Make sure they choose and stick with you. Contact Get Me Connected to find out more, ask any questions, and let us show how easy getting a Wi-Fi connection at your next event can be. We’ll work out how and deliver it, you and your customers can make the most of it.