DEDICATED WI-FI SOLUTION FOR RESORTS AND TOURISM COMPLEXES
Resorts and tourism complexes are typically laid out as villas, bungalows or buildings spread across a very large area, with natural terrain and very thick walls — so installing indoor access points brings disadvantages: many…
Overview
Solution overview
Resorts and tourism complexes are typically laid out as villas, bungalows or buildings spread across a very large area, with natural terrain and very thick walls — so installing indoor access points brings disadvantages: many more units, far longer installation time, and indoor equipment with no protection against outdoor weather and conditions. The Wi-Fi system must also be stable, quick to connect and durable enough to run around the clock for hundreds or thousands of guest sessions. Alongside that, carrying information about activities and services to guests over Wi-Fi (Wi-Fi marketing) is a growing trend.
WiCell supplies purpose-built outdoor access points meeting the highest outdoor protection standards, IP65 and IP67, carrying the latest Wi-Fi technologies and features and boosted to very high transmit power for better obstacle penetration. Far fewer units are therefore needed to cover a large area, while signal strength at each point stays high for quick, easy connection. The newest 802.11ac/n Wi-Fi standard and the distinctive Dynamic Mesh Bridging technology give wide bandwidth, very fast access and unlimited coverage expansion.
Solution highlights
A single network name across every connection
The technology presents a single network name (one SSID) across the whole system without overlap. One consistent name for the entire area makes it easy for customers to recognise and connect without hesitating between a dozen different network names, and it reflects well on the business.
Very long coverage range with enormous transmit capability
Outdoor access points with very high output of 1000 – 1300 mW, paired with integrated or external high-gain antennas, extend 360-degree coverage across wide areas and penetrate obstacles as far as possible in large spaces.
Solid support for OTT applications
As OTT applications have grown ever more powerful, replacing many traditional user activities such as voice calls and real-time video streaming, they demand higher-quality network links with less interference and greater bandwidth.
The 5.8 GHz band is the strongest available today; adding it alongside the already crowded 2.4 GHz band makes the network load faster, avoids congestion and provides the wide bandwidth that keeps the signal flowing for OTT and many other IT applications.
Outstanding interference rejection
The latest access points provide the 5.8 GHz band, with a wider spectrum and more channels than 2.4 GHz, giving exceptionally strong interference rejection so user access stays uninterrupted and stable.
Cost-effective solution
Powerful outdoor units penetrate obstacles effectively, and with sensible placement the number of access points needed falls markedly in practice. That cuts both material and installation costs while raising the system's overall performance.
Powerful connection analysis and automatic roaming
What sets this technology apart is automatic handover between coverage zones once the signal a client device receives falls to a defined threshold as the user moves from one area to another. By analysing how customers move, intelligent Wi-Fi equipment keeps the Wi-Fi experience continuous and unbroken, giving full support to today's OTT applications. Customers reach the Wi-Fi anywhere without a weak link or the need to reconnect.
Blocks BitTorrent and IDM downloads with application-layer security technology
Continuous downloading with download-accelerator software consumes a great deal of system bandwidth and degrades access for every other device on the network. It is hard to detect and stop without robust security and network-protection built into the equipment.
POS payment traffic backhaul
Customers can order and pay for services flexibly over Wi-Fi and at Wi-Fi-connected POS terminals around the site. Robust encryption keeps user data completely secure.
Central management via the cloud or the LAN
A centralised controller on the LAN or in the cloud lets administrators manage, monitor, track and configure a whole system of hundreds of access points easily, without the effort management used to take. The controller surfaces information quickly through a clear interface that is easy to read and to use.
Wi-Fi marketing features built in
Wi-Fi marketing helps a business sharpen its communications and cut the cost of reaching customers. It returns a very large body of data for communications activity through the most complete set of information-capture features, at no additional cost. With two modes to choose from — open Wi-Fi and conditional access — customers either feel no intrusion or volunteer their information willingly.
With 100% area coverage, every corner of the resort or tourism complex is assured of strong, flexible Wi-Fi service.
A service business can also offer its customers an introductory video of its leisure facilities and amenities, or display advertising images from third parties.
A service business can therefore showcase its best facilities to customers while also generating a meaningful revenue stream, all without leaving customers dissatisfied.
