The Customer

Mohegan Sun is the world's second largest casino, with nearly 9,000 slot machines, 30 restaurants and 130,000 square feet of retail space. It is a 24 hours a day operation, serving over 40,000 visitors daily.

A TaitNet MPT 1327 system provides the communications backbone in one of the world's largest entertainment complexes. Situated in the scenic foothills of southeast Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is the premier gaming, entertainment and meeting destination of the East Coast of the US.

Everything at the Mohegan Sun Casino is done on a grand scale; nearly 9,000 slot machines, over 9,500 staff, parking for over 12,500 cars, 40,000 visitors a day, the list of superlatives goes on. For such a huge entertainment complex, it was vital that when they decided to undertake a major US$1.1bn refi t that the communications network was not exempt from scrutiny.

The Challenge

When it came to replacing the existing system, the Casino was faced with two options - move to an expensive proprietary system and 850 radios, or employ a cost effective TaitNet trunked MPT 1327 system with 12 channels and 1,500 radios. Tait offered a cost-effective and reliable solution.

The Solution

The Tait solution was the clear winner; at less than an eighth of the cost of their existing supplier's upgrade. With its open protocol and after-sales warranty, it was clear that the Tait system would be hard to beat on performance, reliability and price.

Over 98 per cent coverage across the two square mile site is achieved with the TaitNet system - impressive considering that the Casino building has two foot thick roof and walls. A leaky feeder system supplies coverage inside the 34-storey hotel, running the length of the building, top to bottom.

As well as the excellent site coverage, group communications have been improved with the TaitNet system. There are now 50 call groups across the reservation, including security, transportations and emergency.

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