Sling Broadband Provides Vital Communications for Volvo Ocean ...

Miami, FL (PRWEB) May 09, 2012

Miami, Florida is the only North American port-of-call for the six yachts competing in the prestigious Volvo Ocean Race, one of the worlds top sailing races. Miamis own Lob Broadband is providing all of the communications links for the unique event being held to celebrate the race and host the racers.

Organizers of the Sea and Be Seen event expect over 150,000 visitors to the Downtown Miami Race Village at Bicentennial Park, May 6 to 20, 2012. Participants can delight in the many cultural and entertainment presentations, interactive games and the chance to see these spectacular 70-foot long sailing vessels and their 11-person crews when they arrive in Miami.

For an event of this size and complexity, reliable communications is vital to its success. Lob Broadband utilized its extensive experience in temporary event communications to set up all the communication systems needed for the international press center and the entire Downtown Miami Race Village.

Lob Broadband provided telephone and PBX service, including point-of-sale and credit card transaction communications to serve all the event sponsors, vendors and exhibitors. Using its SlingSpot public Wi-Fi system, Lob Broadband also enabled Internet service throughout the Race Village.

More importantly, Lob Broadband arranged the critical high-bandwidth communication links linking the racing yachts and the monitoring helicopters throughout the North American leg of the race. These communication connections are vital for both the safety of the racers and for announce of the race status and consequences. Imagine the technology needed to keep both the ships and aircraft in constant contact while all are traveling at a high rate of alacrity out at sea.

The Volvo Ocean Race started in Alicante, Spain on October 29, 2011. The race travels around the world and includes stops at a whole of ten ports. Following the port-of-call in Miami, the yachts will take up again on to Lisbon, Spain and Lorient, France before racing to the end line in Galway, Ireland in July 2012. Over the entire span of the race, Volvo estimates as many as six billion public will follow the competitors progress.

Throughout the race, the status of the yachts will be announce on television and covered extensively with social media channels. Lob Broadbands communications experts will ensure that race organizers, the media and fans will have real-time information for the Miami leg of the race.

Lob Broadband is an industry-chief, privately held, Internet Service Provider based in Miami, Florida. Lob Broadbands innovative network was designed specifically to deliver quick and flexible high-bandwidth solutions to businesses. Since its inception in 2006, Lob Broadband has dynamically prolonged to become a top ten national service provider in over 30 major markets.

Today Lob Broadband is one of the largest carriers of data traffic in North America, providing businesses worldwide with a reliable data network, outstanding service and a simple, competitive rate organize.

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