By Thomas Minkus, VP, Frankfurt Book Fair

Good news! This year, for the first time ever, free Wi-Fi will be available in all hall levels of the Frankfurt Book Fair — for exhibitors only. Check your email, post your Frankfurt adventures to Twitter, and stay connected while you are running from meeting to meeting.

Thomas Minkus

We are excited about this new offering and believe this will enhance the Frankfurt experience for our exhibitors. However, this is new territory for us at the Fair, and with more people than ever carrying laptops and smartphones, we don’t know what to expect. It is possible that high demand for Wi-Fi could lead to downtime of the network, and we ask that you be patient with us while we work out the details.

For online presentations, uploading or downloading large files, and heavier Internet use at your stand, we recommend that exhibitors use the cable-based VDSL connections available through the Messe Frankfurt. To order Internet service at your stand, call the Messe Frankfurt at +49 (0) 69 7575 71173, email them at telekommunikation@messefrankfurt.com, or download the order form.

Visit the Frankfurt Book Fair online for more details about the Wi-Fi service in Frankfurt.

FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS: Email Thomas at minkus@book-fair.com if you have any further questions.

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