How much does WiFi Internet cost per day at the Las Vegas Convention Center?

Pricing for exhibitor WiFi/Internet at the Las Vegas Convention Center is on a per event basis rather than a per day basis.

Third party providers of Internet/WiFi, like Trade Show Internet, are able to offer significant savings (and streamlined ordering) when compared to the “preferred”, in-house provider. This is because the in-house provider is forced to share a portion of its revenues with the venue. As a result, many people depend on WiFi providers like Trade Show Internet for access to reliable, fast Internet. We offer Las Vegas Convention Center exhibitors a wide range of event Internet rental solutions at varying rates to fit a multitude of connectivity needs, starting at $599 for WiFi supporting up to four devices.

According to Cox Business’ website, shared bandwidth with speeds up to 3 Mbps is $745, but this is just for your first device. Each additional device (IP address) will cost $164 and this package is limited to three devices. If you need to connect more than three devices, you will need to upgrade from the “Business Starter” to the “Business Select” plan, which provides speeds up to 10 Mbps and costs $995 for your first device.

But what exactly is “shared bandwidth”? Just like any other shared resource, shared bandwidth is bandwidth that is provided to a group of users. If the number of users in the group is small and their usage is light, then the expected speeds should be close to the advertised “up to” speeds. If, however, the number of users that are sharing the connection is large and/or the usage on the shared connection is heavy, than actual speeds may be significantly less than the advertised “up to” speeds. Unfortunately, you don’t have any control over who else is on the shared network with you and how much data they will be using at any given time.

If you are not interested in taking a gamble on how much data you’re actually going to receive, you will require dedicated bandwidth. At the Las Vegas Convention Center, dedicated internet packages for exhibitors provided by Cox Business range between $3,500 for a basic 3 Mbps connection to $60,000 for a 200 Mbps connection. Custom Internet packages are also on offer at a personalized rate for exhibitors with higher bandwidth requirements. Even with these hefty price tags, these services only come with 3 IP addresses (i.e. – can only be used by three devices) and each additional IP address costs $164.