Servicing DreamHack

Dallas

Servicing DreamHack

EGAMING has become so popular that championships are nationally televised events and prizes can reach into the millions of dollars. One of the leaders in this type of event is DreamHack, which is a Swedish production company specializing in eSports tournaments and other gaming conventions. It was recognized at one time by the Guinness Book of Records as being the largest LAN (Local Area Network) party and computer festival with the world’s fastest internet connection and most generated traffic. Started back in the early ’90s by a small group of schoolmates, they have built the company into an impressive international phenomenon that now holds gaming events all over the world.

There are many eGaming events traveling the county, and The Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center Dallas was privileged to host DreamHack this summer. With the unique technology requirements of this event, the facility was glad to have Smart City Networks as its technology and network partner. The expertise and high level of customer service provided helped in making the event a huge success.

There are many facets to this event from the Counter Strike World Championship to a BYOC (Bring Your Own Computer) LAN War. This year’s BYOC had over 2,000 individual entries which needed to be networked together and provided with Gigs of bandwidth. With some unique requirements, Smart City had to offer some specialize engineering to allow the show to utilize their own IP scheme.

Several companies were represented in the Expo area, like Microsoft, Geico, ESPORT Management, Monster Energy Beverages, and Indie Games, to name a few. Each booth had individual technology requirements to showcase the wide range of products.

The overall bandwidth averaged over 1.35 Gbps throughout the entire event, with maximums over 5.6 Gbps up and down. The event started Friday, May 31st, and ran through Sunday, June 2nd. The Smart City team was very excited about this event and worked tirelessly to assure that they surpassed all the facility’s and event’s goals.