CES 2027 Exhibitor Internet: Costs and How to Bring Your Own

Yes, for the first time. For CES 2027, complimentary Wi-Fi is new in the LVCC and Venetian Expo exhibit halls. CES also says: “Complimentary Wi-fi is intended for basic use and not recommended for exhibitor product demonstrations. High speed internet options are available for purchase.”

At the LVCC, Spectrum Business lists shared service up to 3 Mbps at $500 discounted and $600 standard, a dedicated 10 Mbps line at $4,500 discounted and $5,400 standard ($6,480 for orders after December 30), and booth Wi-Fi hotspots from $1,750. Venetian Expo prices are by quote. MR·NET’s $300 first-month trial plus data at $8/GB comes to $1,100 for four show days at 25 GB a day, plus $24 shipping and tax.

At the LVCC, Spectrum needs complete, paid orders with floor plans by December 7 for discounted rates; orders after December 30 pay an extra 20% of the standard rate. At the Venetian Expo, order by December 9 for advance rates. If you bring an MR·NET gateway, standard shipping takes 3 to 5 days, so leave time to test it first.

Spectrum Business at the Las Vegas Convention Center and Event Service Technology (previously SES) at the Venetian Expo. ARIA is the exclusive provider at ARIA, Mandalay Bay is CES’s official vendor at Mandalay Bay, and the Fontainebleau (CES Foundry) lists Encore. Those three don’t print prices on their CES manual pages, so ask for a written quote and the order deadline. Venetian Exhibit Suites have their own order forms, due November 4.

The CES 2027 Rules and Regulations we reviewed don’t mention hotspots or cellular routers. At the LVCC, Spectrum asks exhibitors to give at least three weeks’ notice of any wireless router or access point. The Venetian Expo permits exhibitor routers and access points but strongly discourages them and sets requirements, such as low transmit power and 5 GHz only. Run an MR·NET gateway with Wi-Fi off over Ethernet, and get the provider’s and CES’s answer in writing before you ship.

The CES 2027 rules we reviewed don’t mention hotspots. A phone hotspot uses one carrier on a consumer plan and shares towers with everyone in the hall, so it is fine for email and risky for a live demo or card payments. MR·NET bonds Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile at once on enterprise-tier SIMs instead.

Switch the MR·NET gateway’s Wi-Fi off. Your devices connect over its four Gigabit Ethernet ports and the booth broadcasts no Wi-Fi. Describe that setup to the venue’s provider and to CES, and get their answer in writing before the show.

On a few points. Spectrum’s general LVCC form ties its rates to 30 days before the event and adds a 20% expedite fee inside 72 hours, while the CES manual uses December 7 and December 30: follow the CES manual. The LVCVA’s venue page still lists a Cox order email; the CES manual uses DL-LVCC-Orders@spectrum.com, (855) 519-2624 and a CES hotline, (702) 943-6CES. The Venetian Expo’s own guide says wireless internet isn’t available and sets a 21-day deadline (December 16); for CES 2027, free hall Wi-Fi is new and the manual’s deadline is December 9, so use the earlier date.

FCC Enforcement Advisory DA 15-113 says venues and their network operators may not intentionally block or disrupt personal Wi-Fi hotspots. MR·NET also looked at the FCC’s OTARD rule (47 CFR 1.4000), and we found no FCC ruling applying OTARD to an exhibitor booth. This is not legal advice.

A few minutes. The MR·NET gateway arrives preconfigured: plug in power, connect your devices over Ethernet or Wi-Fi, and test your demo before the show.

Yes. Use “Get a quote” on this page, tell us what needs to be online, and we’ll get back to you right away, or call (845) 666-0696. For several booths, ask about batch purchases.