Hilton Amsterdam has announced the replacement of its current digital TV system with Swisscom’s award-winning Connected Hotel TV technology beginning of 2012. Along with its new IPTV system, Swisscom will roll out a comprehensive network management plan, which will further improve the user experience on all connected devices on the hotel’s network. Swisscom has been [...]
Archive for the ‘Mobile’ Category
Hotel wireless bandwidth increasing at a breathtaking pace, solution found at Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière Paris
November 18th, 2011
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Superior bandwidth, highest dependability and a pro-actively managed network – Hotel Fouquet’s Barrière Paris is setting new standards in Wireless guest Internet services. Making use of Swisscom’s hospitality expertise and Ruckus Wireless’ smart Wi-Fi technologies, the hotel differentiates its services where today’s guests are most sensitive: on their own personal devices such as their Smartphones, [...]
Cloud Computing for Hospitality – what’s behind it?
October 12th, 2011
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A look at cloud computing for Hospitality and what’s behind it, by Rick Sternitzke, CTO of Swisscom Hospitality Services. In the general IT world, “The Cloud” is often perceived to be a revolutionary concept that moves existing property operations from the physical world into the virtual realm. However, we often oversee how the concept of [...]
Instant table ordering at a touch from X2 Computing
September 7th, 2011
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X2 Computing, the leading supplier of mobile computing solutions to the hospitality market, has announced the immediate availability of SmartMenu, a new ‘at-the-table’ ordering solution. It has been designed to meet the needs of family dining and other quick service hospitality environments including hotel room service and, according to current trials of wireless ordering solutions, [...]
How to use Online Video, Social Media and Blogs for B2B marketing
June 4th, 2011
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How to use Online Video, Social Media, Blogs, News Releases and Viral Marketing to reach B2B Buyers directly … plus a bonus reach of 50 + LinkedIn Marketing Group Sites. Plus important news about the launch of eMarketingNews.tv. This article will give you all the information you need to craft powerful and effective B2B marketing [...]
UK Hotels don’t foresee room rate increases in 2011
March 10th, 2011
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TripAdvisor(R) announced the results of its first annual survey of UK accommodation owners. Over 500* British hoteliers and B&B owners revealed their plans to attract customers and stimulate business growth in 2011. Survey respondents offered insights into several other hospitality industry trends, from the importance of special promotions to plans for online engagement and mobile [...]
The Royal Garden Hotel, another milestone in service delivery achieved through partnership with ConnectedHotel TV
November 24th, 2010
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Swisscom signs The Royal Garden Hotel, London with award winning* ConnectedHotel TV The capital’s celebrated Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, has partnered with Swisscom Hospitality Services in order to deliver an enhanced guest experience worthy of this internationally acclaimed 5-star operation. In what has been described by Patrick de la Mar, rooms division manager at [...]
Opportunities OTTTV presents to the hospitality industry
November 16th, 2010
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**Hospitality and Catering News Introduction/Comment… Technology offers our sector a unique opportunity to differentiate our businesses. But sometimes technical details and/or phrases can divert the non technical reader of articles such as the one below. isrighthere have provided us with a ‘jargon buster’ below the main article to help readers get past the tech and onto guest benefits. [...]
One more hotel ‘connected’ with Swisscom, Park International Hotel
November 3rd, 2010
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Park International Hotel is leveraging its building refurbishment project to introduce ConnectedHotel TV from Swisscom. As of January 2011, guests will be able to connect to the Internet, watch HD TV and videos and communicate with the hotel’s front-desk through their in room TVs. “A customizable entertainment system is an integral part of our value-creating [...]
