Huntington Place Detroit WiFi & Internet Rental

Exhibiting at a major event at Huntington Place? Detroit’s riverfront convention hub — long known as Cobo Center and renamed in 2021 — spans 2.4 million sq ft with 723,000 sq ft of exhibit space across five halls, and regularly hosts automotive, manufacturing, and engineering trade shows. That kind of load is exactly what the venue’s shared network wasn’t built to carry. Portable internet and WiFi kits deliver fast, stable, and secure connectivity for exhibit halls, stages, press rooms, and breakout sessions — designed to perform where shared venue networks fall short.

Fusion 2

5G Internet Kit - WiFi Hotspot

1-20 Devices
Bonded Internet via Dual SIM card
75′ Coverage
AT&T and T-Mobile

Ideal for trade shows, check-in / registration desks, POS systems, meetings, and conference breakout rooms.

Fusion 3

5G Internet Kit - WiFi Hotspot

1-300 Devices
Bonded Internet via Triple SIM Card
100′ Coverage
Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile

Ideal for site offices, trade shows, conferences, silent auctions, guest networks, and live streaming.

Starlink

Satellite Internet Kit - WiFi Hotspot

1-25 Devices
Satellite Internet
60′ Coverage
Remote Locations

Ideal for any location with an unobstructed sky view or remote locations with limited cellular signal.

Large-Scale WiFi

Turnkey Internet - WiFi Solution

100-100,000 Devices
Custom / Onsite Solutions
Enterprise-Grade Devices

Ideal for trade shows, large conventions, outdoor events & big venue spaces, festivals, and popup locations that need custom solutions.

Huntington Place WiFi & Internet Rental

Opened in 1960 and known for decades as Cobo Hall and then Cobo Center, Detroit’s downtown convention complex was renamed Huntington Place in December 2021 following a naming-rights agreement with Huntington Bank. The riverfront facility spans 2.4 million sq ft overall, with 723,000 sq ft of exhibit space split across five halls ranging from 100,000 to 200,000 sq ft each. That kind of footprint, hosting everything from major auto-industry supplier shows to manufacturing and engineering trade events, is exactly where in-house convention center WiFi starts to buckle.

Detroit’s convention calendar runs heavily industrial — an automotive supplier expo might book one hall one week, a manufacturing or engineering trade show filling another the next, each needing registration systems, live demos, and dozens of exhibitor booths all online at once. That’s not a load a shared venue network was ever sized to carry gracefully.

What Sets Our Huntington Place WiFi Apart

WiFiT doesn’t resell the venue’s bandwidth. We bring in dedicated bonded-cellular units that pull signal from multiple carriers at once, so a dead spot on one network doesn’t take your booth or your general session offline. For halls with weak cell penetration or events that need guaranteed capacity regardless of what’s happening on the towers outside, we layer in satellite as backup or primary — a setup convention center IT departments simply don’t offer. You get a private, dedicated connection sized to your event, delivered and torn down on your schedule, with a technician who answers the phone if something needs adjusting mid-show.

WiFi for Events

at Huntington Place

Deployed for exhibitors and event teams at Huntington Place

Portable plug-and-play event WiFi rental kits ready in minutes

Technician installation or same-day delivery available

Field support from our nationwide deployment team

Plain-language pricing — no venue markups

Indoor and outdoor configurations

Ready to Stay Connected at Huntington Place?

Whether you’re hosting a booth, running registration, or streaming a keynote — you can’t afford network issues when thousands of people are watching.
WiFiT brings you dedicated, secure internet at Huntington Place that keeps you online from setup day to teardown.

👉 Request a quote now or reach out to our team for availability.

FAQ

Will my exhibitor booth actually get reliable WiFi, or will it slow down once the show floor fills up?

Venue WiFi at Huntington Place is shared across every exhibitor, attendee, and staff device on the floor at the same time, so bandwidth per booth drops fast once the hall fills. Our bonded-cellular units give your booth its own dedicated connection pulling from multiple carrier networks, so a packed exhibit hall next door doesn’t touch your speed.

The exhibit space alone runs 723,000 square feet across five halls — can one setup actually cover Huntington Place?

Yes. We scope coverage based on your specific hall and floor plan before we ever show up, and place units to cover the rooms you’re actually using rather than trying to blanket the entire 2.4 million square foot complex. If your event spans multiple halls, we run separate access points off the same core connection.

How does WiFiT pricing compare to ordering internet directly through the venue?

Convention center internet is typically billed per device or per connection, and those charges add up fast once you count booth staff, presenters, and attendee devices separately. WiFiT quotes one flat rental for the event, sized to how many devices and how much bandwidth you actually need, which usually comes in well under what per-device venue billing adds up to.

How far in advance do you need to set up before a show at Huntington Place?

We coordinate directly with your show’s load-in schedule and typically install the day before doors open, which gives us time to test coverage across your booth or session space before attendees arrive. For larger bookings that span multiple exhibit halls, we sometimes start setup two days out.

Is a rented network more secure than connecting to the venue's public WiFi?

Considerably. Venue WiFi is open to everyone on the show floor, which means your booth’s payment terminals, laptops, and any sensitive data are sitting on the same network as thousands of strangers’ phones. Our rental units give you a private, password-protected connection that isn’t shared with anyone outside your team.

Does the age of the original 1960s building affect cell signal inside Huntington Place?

It can. Sections of the original structure use heavier concrete and steel than modern builds, which can weaken cellular signal reaching certain halls from outside. Our bonded-cellular setup pulls from multiple carriers simultaneously specifically to route around that kind of interference, and we can add satellite as a backup path.

Happy Customers

“Hosted media for a major reveal and needed reporters filing stories in real time. WiFiT's connection was noticeably faster than the venue's own press-room wifi.”

Simone Alaoui

Livonia, MI

“Ran a multi-day industrial trade show booth and had issues with venue wifi dropping mid-afternoon at past shows. WiFiT's bonded setup never dropped once.”

Wesley Marchetti

Detroit, MI

“Had a larger pavilion footprint than usual and worried about coverage gaps. WiFiT scoped our floor plan ahead of time and every corner of our space stayed connected.”

Renata Dubois

Warren, MI

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