GigNet’s High-Speed Internet Enhances the Most Important Luxury Maritime Event in Mexico 

CANCUN, Mexico — December 15, 2022 – GigNet, a Digital Infrastructure company with an extensive regional fiber optic broadband network from Costa Mujeres, located north of Cancun, through the Hotel Zone of Tulum, supplied its high-speed broadband network for the media center in the second edition of the successful Cancun International Boat Show, which generates an estimated 15 million social media and news impressions worldwide. The event attracts over 10,000 attendees, of which over 40 percent are C-level executives or business owners. 

The Cancun International Boat Show and Marina Expo is the most important luxury maritime event of the year in Mexico. Cancun is a world-renowned sailing destination and with its spectacular hotel infrastructure and luxury tourist attractions, it is the ideal venue to host a premier international nautical event. The Marina Puerto Cancun mall, developed by Thor/Urbana, was the backdrop for the show, which featured key boating and marine vendors from Mexico and around the world. 

Mexico is the United States’ second largest recreational marine market. Cancun International Airport is one of the busiest in Latin America. Combined with an extensive ferry system and a well-developed boating lifestyle, Cancun brings together easy access to ocean experiences for a unique visitor experience. GigNet provides high-speed public Wi-Fi service for mall visitors, as well fiber-optic connectivity to businesses, hotels, and residential clients in the Puerto Cancun development. 

Quintana Roo State Minister of Tourism, Bernardo Cueto Riestra, commented on the contribution of GigNet to this event, “An essential condition to improve our tourists’ experience is to have better Internet, better connectivity, and of course this is of great importance in events like this one, where we promote nautical tourism diversifying our tourism offering, promoting growth opportunities and creating better conditions so that Cancun in particular, but also Quintana Roo in general, is the best destination in the world.” 

Mark Carney, OBE and President of GigNet Mexico, commented, “Cancun is at its best right now, with an expanding hotel and resort infrastructure and occupancy above 80 percent. A few weeks ago, the historical annual passenger record for the Cancun International Airport was broken and we will surely be reaching more than 30 million passengers by the end of this year. GigNet plays a decisive role in ensuring that the experience of travelers in the use of Internet is at the level of our wonderful beaches, tourist attractions, shopping, dining, and major events such as the Cancun International Boat Show. Access to high-quality Internet brings all of this together and keeps Cancun as one of the world’s leading travel destinations – by air, land, and sea.” 

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