Boingo Brings Wi-Fi To NIC

Visitors to the Pettit National Ice Center, which features an indoor speed skating oval, and is also homet o the National Speed Skating Museum and Hall of Fame, will now have access to Wi-Fi from Boingo Wiless. This will be helpful to the 500,000 annual visitors who attend the speed skating and figure skating events, as well as those attending the training schools and other activities at the Milwaukee center.

“We’ve increasingly received requests for Wi-Fi Internet from our athletes and visitors alike,” said Randy Dean, executive director for The Pettit Center. “This goes beyond family, friends and spectators watching and waiting for athletes practicing and competing. All here have an expectation to access the Internet to stay productive, informed and entertained.”

The Wi-Fi network will cover all indoor spaces, including the 400-meter indoor speed skating oval and two international-sized ice hockey rinks, as well as rental facilities and the Hall of Fame Room. Internet access at the arena is included for monthly subscribers to Boingo’s unlimited plan for the Americas, or visitors can purchase access for $1.99 per hour.

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Pettit National Ice Center Official Website

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