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Royal Resorts Group’s New Carrier-Grade Wireless Network Supports High
Speed Wi-Fi, Resortwide Video Security and POS System
Other Topics:
LTE UE Protocol Tester,
TD-SCDMA Femtocell
BelAir Networks or the Royal Resorts
October 20, 2008
Company replaces enterprise WLAN gear and avoids costly cabling with
BelAir Networks
Kanata, ON – With wireless internet access continuing to lead the list
of must-have amenities for both business and leisure travelers, hotels
and resorts are constantly looking for ways to improve their wireless
services while reducing their operating costs. The Royal Resorts Group
has addressed these challenges with high-performance broadband wireless
from BelAir Networks, the market leader in service provider WLAN.
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At the
Pelican Marina Residences and Pelican Resort Club, five star luxury
properties set on the beautiful beaches of the Caribbean island, St.
Maarten, The Royal Resorts Group now supports ubiquitous, high-speed
wireless internet access and a new video security system on the same
wireless network, comprised of two quad-radio BelAir200 and 37
dual-radio BelAir100 nodes. These wireless nodes, deployed throughout
the property on light poles, buildings and palm trees in just one week,
will allow for support of the resort’s point of sale (POS) system
allowing payment via guest card at the many services and shops across
the resort. The Royal Resorts Group previously deployed BelAir Networks
throughout the luxurious Royal Haciendas resort on the Riviera Maya near
Playa del Carmen and at the Hotel El Castellano in Merida Yucatan.
“We researched all of the competitors to find a high-performance
wireless solution that was rugged and reliable, secure and easy to
manage, with a scalable architecture and flexible mounting options –
only BelAir Networks delivered everything we needed,” stated Rich
Drinkard, IT Operations Manager, Royal Resorts Group. “Guests complained
about our previous Wi-Fi network. Now, with BelAir Networks, we’ve got
one wireless network that provides great Wi-Fi service to guests and
saved us the $100,000 that it would have cost to connect our video
security cameras with traditional cabling.”
The Royal Resorts Group is able to securely divide the network for the
different users and applications including guest access, corporate
administration, sales, POS and security cameras. The company’s IT staff
remotely manages the wireless networks via SNMP from the head office in
Cancun, Mexico, deploying local personnel only when needed. BelAir
Networks rugged outdoor wireless nodes have been proven reliable in the
harshest conditions from the cold of Alaska to the heat of Arizona, in
the salty dampness of the maritime environment and through many tropical
storms and hurricanes. The nodes use BelAir Networks patented switched
mesh architecture to deliver the industry’s highest performance indoor
and outdoor coverage with less equipment and wiring than traditional
Wi-Fi access points, reducing the cost, time, labor and maintenance
associated with the network deployment and its ongoing operation.
“The network at Pelican Marina Residences and Pelican Resort Club
clearly illustrates the many benefits that carrier-grade broadband
wireless provides over traditional enterprise WLAN,” stated Dave Park,
Vice President, Product Marketing, BelAir Networks. “Whether a
hospitality operator deploys and manages their own network or they opt
for a managed services model, carrier-grade technology provides the best
guest experience and the most compelling ROI, and, like The Royal
Resorts Group, they can have a high performance broadband network up and
running in a week, with no disruption to their guests.”
BelAir Networks is the trusted brand of leading
hotels, resorts and entertainment venues. The company’s technology has
been recognized with several awards including both an InfoWorld 100
Award and a PC Magazine Award for the broadband wireless deployment at
Dolphin Stadium supporting the world’s largest POS system.
For pricing and ordering information on BelAir Networks products, please
contact BelAir Networks at info@belairnetworks.com.
BelAir Networks is a Platinum Member of HTNG, a
trade association that facilitates the development of next-generation,
customer-centric technologies to better meet the needs of the global
hotel community.
About The Royal Resorts Group
The Royal Resorts have been among the top-rated resorts in the world
since 1975. Our resorts have received the coveted Five Star Rating from
Interval International every year since 1983 when the rating was first
established. We are proud of our tradition of excellence and are
committed to maintaining our high standards of service and quality.
Always innovators, the developers of The Royal Resorts operate their
properties as private clubs, limiting use to the members and other
guests actually staying there. visit www.royalresorts.com.
About BelAir Networks
BelAir Networks is the first company to offer
scalable, mobile wireless broadband mesh networking solutions with the
highest quality for data, voice and video. The company teams with
world-class global partners to deploy proven, cost-effective wireless
broadband mesh networks. BelAir’s wireless networking solutions are
built on the only multi-service architecture for Wi-Fi, WiMAX, 4.9 GHz,
5.9 GHz and 4.4 GHz spectrum bands. BelAir Networks patented solution
deploys quickly, blending into the physical infrastructure of downtown
business districts, hotels and resorts, campuses, transportation systems
and ports. Founded in 2001, BelAir Networks is a privately held company.
For more information about BelAir products and customers, visit
www.belairnetworks.com.
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