Sacramento, CA State Capitol Building
Client: Sacramento Pride
Location: Capitol Mall, Downtown Sacramento, CA
Attendees: 20,000+
Services Provided: Cellular-bonded Wi-Fi, Live Monitoring & Support
The Challenge
Sacramento Pride takes place in the high traffic Capitol Mall, the streets leading to the California State Capital - an area with known cellular congestion and inconsistent coverage. The event needed reliable WiFi for ticketing, point-of-sale, and production—spread across gates, bars, stages, and HQ. They had failures with past solutions, and past vendor attempts to provide Wi-Fi for part of the event, but their systems failed mid-festival, causing major disruptions to ticketing and operations.
Our Solution
Talon AV delivered a flexible, redundant, and monitored event WiFi solution:
Carrier Survey conducted ahead of time to select the strongest-performing networks.
14 Portable Wi-Fi Units deployed for use at entry gates, bars, and stages.
Bonded Internet at Festival HQ for secure and stable backbone connectivity.
High-Priority Data Plans to avoid the slowdowns typical of consumer cellular plans.
Full-Event Monitoring & Remote Support, with technicians available by chat and phone throughout the event.
One operation system vendor brought their own hotspots - when those hotspots failed this year, the Sacramento Pride team quickly migrated all critical operations to the Talon AV network, restoring stability and keeping the festival moving.
The Result
100% uptime across ticketing and POS networks
Immediate resolution for other failed systems via migration to our network
Reliable coverage in a challenging urban environment
Scalable, repeatable infrastructure for future events