{"id":2063,"date":"2025-07-14T13:20:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T13:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/?p=2063"},"modified":"2025-07-28T13:53:39","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T13:53:39","slug":"co-op-live-arena-award-winning-network-and-wi-fi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mintcreative.com\/ideal-test\/co-op-live-arena-award-winning-network-and-wi-fi\/","title":{"rendered":"Co-op Live Arena: award-winning network and Wi-Fi"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"container insight-container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col\">\n            <div class=\"insight-content__text-block\">\n                <p class=\"p-intro\">Ideal was recognised at the Cisco Partner Summit 2024 EMEA UK &amp; Ireland Theatre Awards in Los Angeles this week, winning <strong>Smart Buildings \/ Venues Partner of the Year <\/strong>for our CNS and Wi-Fi deployment at Co-op Live in Manchester.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        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