Dubai World Trade Centre partnered with Aruba to provide ‘always-on’, secure and high speed wireless internet access across the venue at the recently concluded GITEX Technology Week 2015. An impressive 35,839 devices, including phones, laptops, tablets and other mobile devices were successfully connected to the Wi-Fi network during the five-day event.
Farid Farouq, Vice President of Information Technology at DWTC, said: “Our relationship with Aruba goes back a few years and over this period, the networking vendor has not only met, but has exceeded our expectations in terms of quality of solutions and service. Wireless connectivity is no longer considered a luxury but a necessity and it is critical that we can provide 24/7 internet access as part of the world class hospitality experience we offer to our exhibitors and visitors. We have received positive feedback about Aruba’s technology performance at the event this year and the internet usage statistics are a good indicator that everything went according to plan. Encouraged by another great showing by Aruba, we intend look forward to building on their relationship in the future.”
Zeeshan Hadi, Country Manager of Aruba Middle East said, “In today’s age of #GenMobile, world class events like GITEX require world-class wireless connectivity – WLAN that is secure, reliable, capable of handling client diversity and density, can support spikes in connections at peak hours and have the backing of world class support. We are happy to say that Dubai World Trade Centre recognized these attributes in Aruba’s technology and put their faith in our services again this year like it has done in previous years. Our company in turn ensured that we deliver on our commitment to providing seamless and uninterrupted access to the internet at all times.”