Swisscom first to offer Smartphone WiFi service and mobile communication solution in hotels
WiFi mobile phones are increasingly used in hotels. In lobbies, guest rooms and conference areas, guests want to update their email, Podcasts, music and video libraries easily and instantly without incurring roaming charges. The new Swisscom enabled Smartphone WiFi service responds to these needs. Fully integrated with the hotel’s property management system (PMS), it enables guests to connect seamlessly and hoteliers to promote their own services through their guests’ preferred devices.
Travellers increasingly depend on their Smartphones to connect into their own environments in favour of using their laptops. During meetings or waiting times in hotel lobbies, guests stream their news or communicate over applications such as Skype® on their handhelds. As a network operator, Swisscom has seen bandwidth consumed through WiFi mobile phones rise constantly. Although download volumes are traditionally lower than those for laptops, the gap is closing very quickly. The average volume per handheld session recorded at Swisscom partner hotels is currently at 86MB, with many users going over 1GB. The average length of session is 14 hours.
About Swisscom
Swisscom is Switzerland’s leading telecoms provider, with 5.4 million mobile customers and around 1.8 million fixed-line broadband connections. In 2008, its 19,943 employees generated revenues of CHF 12.2 billion. Swisscom has a presence throughout Switzerland and offers a full range of products and services for mobile, fixed-line and IP-based voice and data communication. Massive investments in network infrastructure ensure that this will remain the case in the future. Swisscom is active in one of the most attractive broadband markets in Europe via the Italian provider Fastweb. Swisscom also offers services for IT infrastructure outsourcing as well as the management of communications infrastructures.
About Swisscom Hospitality Services
Hospitality Services Plus Ltd, a fully-owned subsidiary of Swisscom (Switzerland) Ltd, is a leader in converged technology solutions for the global hospitality industry. The company provides IP-based communication and entertainment solutions designed to meet the unique requirements of the world’s finest hotels. Since 2003, the company has established a high-speed broadband network in more than 2,000 partner hotels in 18 European countries and the United States, encompassing some 223,000 hotel rooms. Moreover, the company provides customized network solutions at more than 10,000 meetings and events every year. www.swisscom.com/hospitality
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