Hotel chain City Inn will offer its guests access to a new 'up to' 100Mbps broadband network thanks to a backbone supplied by Easynet Global Services. Guests at City Inn’s six UK hotels will now have access to high speed wireless Wi-Fi internet, which will be provided via a dedicated line, ensuring bandwidth is always available.Huw O’Connor, Managing Director of City Inn, said:
"Hotels have always offered other commodities to a high standard, but where technology is concerned the sector has tended to lag behind. City Inn has always been a pioneer in the use of technology and we know that bandwidth is at the heart of a good internet service and that our customers really want the same speed of web access as they are used to in the work place or at home.
Some hotels charge over £25 per day for internet access that is much slower that customers are used to at home or in the office, but the bottom line is, our customers will think, “I don't pay that at home or at work so why should I pay it in a hotel” and we understand that completely."
"Hotels have always offered other commodities to a high standard, but where technology is concerned the sector has tended to lag behind. City Inn has always been a pioneer in the use of technology and we know that bandwidth is at the heart of a good internet service and that our customers really want the same speed of web access as they are used to in the work place or at home.
Some hotels charge over £25 per day for internet access that is much slower that customers are used to at home or in the office, but the bottom line is, our customers will think, “I don't pay that at home or at work so why should I pay it in a hotel” and we understand that completely."
This technology will enhance the already "state-of-the-art" facilities in the meeting and event spaces at each hotel. The improved Internet access will be available from March 2010 across all six hotels in Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Westminster.
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M MousePosted: 24 February, 2010 - 3:27 PM
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LOL - Given that wireless is only 54Mbps this is misleading along with the 'up to' message for 100Mbps - what is the actual speed? Many hotels already have dedicated circuits with over 100Mbps (not 'up to' ones!) My Virgin Media broadband is 'up to' 20Mbps and my Voda dongle 'up to' 14.4 Mbps - reality is something different - this is marketing hype and not new either!!!
MarkJPosted: 24 February, 2010 - 4:17 PM
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That's not correct. 802.11g is 54Mbps but the latest 802.11n final spec can actually carry data at rates of well above 100Mbps. Proper Wi-Fi networks often use signal boosters to make sure that signal quality is not lost and maintains speed.
In this instance they are using a proper fibre optic 100Mbps backhaul, so it is not comparable with a consumer product. However our news does say that the bandwidth will be shared between guests, hence the ‘up to’.
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