Kissed by future!

The darmstadtium is entering the future at the turn of the year. From January 2024, our customers and their guests will have access to free PREMUIM WiFi without any restrictions. PREMIUM means that the darmstadtium will offer the latest Wi-Fi 6E standard without restrictions in terms of bandwidth, data volume or VPN usage.

Wi-Fi 6E offers more channels and frequencies so that there is no staggering of Internet usage - fast Internet even when a large number of end devices are connected to the WLAN. You can find clear information on the innovations and enormous advantages of Wi-Fi 6E here

On the hardware side, over 100 new CISCO Catalyst C9136I-E access points have been installed in the darmstadtium. This ensures redundancy, frequency dispersion and a secure connection to the Internet or device of your choice throughout the building.

Best connectivity in the darmstadtium for everyone - free of charge!

THE DARMSTADTIUM OFFERS EVENT ORGANIZERS ADDITIONAL SERVICE AND BRANDING OPPORTUNITIES.

  • W-LAN Premium in your own CI (SSID / password as desired within the framework of the password guidelines) for only € 350.00 per event.
  • Own exclusive V-LAN, e.g. you can also reach LAN-connected computers at your event

MAXIMUM CONNECTIVITY

Over the past few years, darmstadtium has led the way in the event planning industry when it comes to the connectivity revolution, offering event organisers and guests first-class internet access. 5G connections can be accessed in all areas of the building, including the underground car park. The individual assistance and first-class support provided by our IT specialists puts the darmstadtium in prime position to host ambitious user conferences. No hardware rental, time-consuming set-up, cabling or dismantling work. You simply arrive and can immediately log into a functional, fast and secure network. “Germany’s fastest congress centre” has a redundant 20-gigabit internet connection.

 

  • State-of-the-art network technology at the level of a major provider
  • Fastest internet speeds with consistent system duplication to ensure minimum downtime
  • Wireless network available across the building with 100 central control access points
  • 802.11ac Wave 2 WiFi standard extended further
  • VLAN technology to allow the cost-efficient creation of customer networks
  • High-level ongoing technical development
  • “Germany’s fastest congress centre” with a redundant 20-gigabit internet connection

SWS COMPUTER SYSTEMS WITH CISCO DNA AT THE DARMSTADTIUM

Since the network modernisation the darmstadtium has had an extremely robust platform consisting of 42 high-performance switch components with 1,800 ports providing broadband network service to up to 1,500 devices across all the congress centre’s 18,000 square metres.

 

Description of the Cisco DNA solution at the darmstadtium

INTERNATIONAL AWARD FOR THE DARMSTADTIUM

The darmstadtium’s first-class digital infrastructure and ongoing improvements were honoured with the first INCON Digital Infrastructure Award in 2014 and again topped the international competition in 2019. The congress centre is responding to the rapidly changing environment with continual investments. Customer preferences are always the highest priority, and the focus of the activities is determined by the current and future needs of  organisers.

 

the best of both worlds

Best Case Digital and Innovation Day 2020

The darmstadtium was the exclusive location and livestream partner of the fifth Digital and Innovation Day, the annual event for digital transformation in the events sector. At its event entitled “Hybrid Events – the Best of Both Worlds”, the German Convention Bureau invited participants to a virtual dialogue about implementing digital and hybrid event formats on November 26th, 2020. It was streamed from the conference room ferrum. In virtual discussion rounds, two of our staff members explained the technical requirements for hybrid events.

Our most important findings on technology solutions for digital and hybrid event formats can be found in the white paper Hybrid Events of #DigiDay20.

White Paper GCB Hybrid Events

Best Case DRUPAL 2018

An event like “DrupalEurope 2018” places extreme demands on the venue’s information and telecommunications technology. More than a thousand users intensively used the high-performance IT infrastructure of the darmstadtium on each day of the conference. More than 1 TB of data was used on the WiFi network, while cable-bound devices transferred 1.7 TB of data and the sessions were broadcast live on the video stream.

 The WiFi is the heart of all user conferences, as it enables participants to work together on a shared project in the first place.

Patrick Gaußmann
Director ICT (information and communication technology)
In this picture you see a man, Maik Sterzing. He is an employee of the Information and Telecommunications Technology Department.
Maik Sterzing
ICT (information and communication technology)