Nov 20, 2013

AmericasMart is World’s Most Connected Wholesale Marketplace

AmericasMart Atlanta becomes the world’s largest digitally accessible wholesale marketplace with completion of its distributed antenna system (DAS) and Wi-Fi network, according to Jeffrey L. Portman, Sr., AmericasMart president and chief operating officer.

The fully implemented system delivers enhanced wireless coverage, capacity and data speeds for Verizon Wireless customers. The Wi-Fi network will offer free On-the-Go access to unlimited wireless internet on all floors. The new technology infrastructure assures optimized Wi-Fi access for web and email users in a digital platform unmatched in size, scale, scope and capacity in the wholesale market arena.

“This represents the latest advancement in our quest to give customers a digitally-rich environment designed to maximize the productivity, profitability and efficiency of their market experience. But, as important as this huge achievement is in our technology ecology, there is much, much more to come—and it’s coming soon,” Portman adds.

Comprised of nearly 1,300 antennas, more than 250 fiber-fed remotes and 3,000 connectors, the AmericasMart DAS installation particularly enhances cellular coverage during high-traffic events when thousands of people might be trying to access the network simultaneously.

Additionally, an enhanced and enriched AmericasMart website promises a particularly richer digital experience with expanded exhibitor profiles, searchable content, new floor plans and Market Plan tool.

The increased accessibility will be fully active and functional across the 7.1 million-square-foot campus in early December, just in time for optimum connectivity at The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market® this January.

ABOUT AMERICASMART

AmericasMart Atlanta is the nation’s only global wholesale marketplace housing the world’s single-largest collection of home, gift, area rug and apparel merchandise. The largest of AmericasMart’s 14 annual Markets and shows, The Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market and The Atlanta International Area Rug Market in January and July are the ignition switch for global retailing with buyers from every U.S. state and more than 90 countries discovering product in more than 1,400 showrooms and more than 2,500 temporary exhibiting companies.

Located in downtown Atlanta, the AmericasMart complex contains more than seven million square feet of space. It’s a huge global stage on which manufacturers, designers and sales representatives unveil new lines, launch new designs and introduce new categories – all for the benefit of buyers seeking all that is fresh and first in the home, rug, gift and apparel arenas. For more information, please visitwww.AmericasMart.com. Follow us @AmericasMartATL or @AtlantaApparel.