We have a hotel client in San Francisco supporting wireless at their 16 story/120 room property. In the past year alone we have seen their guest wireless usage increase to more than double.

In 2011 we would see stats of 20-25 users passing 8GB of data. We now see 80 concurrently connected devices, passing 25-40GB of data a day. That’s practically a four fold increase of data in just a little over a year and these numbers are consistent across all our wireless hotel clients.

Our Take on Wireless Trending:
User capacity increases: mobile device driven
Bandwidth usage increases: video driven
Cell phone offloading: hasn’t occurred too much, this is the next trend
Coverage: everywhere. WiFi is not just in the lobby anymore
User expectations: system uptime, stability, ease of use, free
Customer expectations: coverage, stability, support WMM (data voice video),
Management features: simple dashboard view of system and usage stats.

The Inn at the Presidio offers 22 contemporary guest rooms – many with separate sitting rooms – in an historic setting. All guest reservations include a daily complimentary continental breakfast buffet and wine & cheese reception. Guest rooms at the hotel will be outfitted with the latest technology and amenities, in addition to gas fireplaces available in most rooms and all suites.
Guests may also enjoy relaxing at the outdoor patio with gas fire pit, on the porches, or in our lounge. The Inn at the Presidio is the only hotel in the historic Presidio of San Francisco and is minutes from hiking trails, golf course, ocean and bay beaches, and the Golden Gate Bridge

Wireless network design, installation and support by SF WiFi

Inn at the Presidio

More info: 

http://innatthepresidio.com/

The number of public Wi-Fi hotspots is expected to increase by 350 percent in the next four years, as operators look for ways to offload traffic from their mobile networks, according to a report by market research company Informa Telecoms and Media.

By 2015 users around the world will be able to connect to 5.8 million public hotspots, Informa wrote in the “Global developments in public Wi-Fi” report, which was commissioned by Wireless Broadband Alliance. WBA members include AT&T, Boingo, Cisco Systems, Deutsche Telekom and Google. Its goal is to make Wi-Fi services easier to use.

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221672/Number_of_Wi_Fi_hotspots_to_quadruple_by_2015

 Common Client Specifics:

1. Wireless signal drops out at various rooms in the house.
2. Client works from home and needs wireless signal delivered throughout the property versus having it delivered to only one or two rooms.
3. Limited access to run new Cat 5 cables.
4. Residents use three or more wireless devices, laptops, printers, PDA’s, iDevice docking station concurrently.
5. Multiple complications arise in interior coverage issues artificially created by the residences’ interior walls, tiles, mirrors, granite, multiple floors, etc.
6. A friend is a wiz with computers and has rigged a not so inexpensive network solution which only works like my brother in law – sporadically. (Okay, I threw that one in. But does it sound sadly familiar?)

Monster Home to Happy Home:

SF WiFi has serviced homes in San Francisco and the Peninsula that did not receive quality signal coverage. The owners had spent time and hundreds of dollars outfitting their homes with inefficient wireless equipment. We’ve heard it all from trying numerous repeaters, running bits of cable, and moving access points. They’ve basically have tried everything short of wiring up the kitchen sink. Needless to say, none of these methods provided a reliable solution. We admit, clients always seem skeptical when they first meet us. Their usual cry for help is, “We’ve tried everything.” But after working with us we usually hear “Why didn’t I call you sooner!”

 Process:

As a special service SF WiFi provides a free site survey to all our customers. We have found this survey helps us determine signal coverage, design access point placement, and client application needs while at the same time saves the client money. We then submit a proposal outlining our design, equipment, and installation costs.

 Final Note:

What are you really looking for in a wireless network? If it’s great coverage, reliability, stable throughput, no dropouts, and ease of use then join the long list of customers SF WiFi has satisfied over the years. Our success rate is 100%–just ask us for our referrals. We can provide your happy home a reliable wireless network so you can get the work done while listening to Pandora by the patio pool.

The property owners commissioned SF WiFi to design and install their new wireless network. This project entailed saturating the property with signal for tenant apartments and common areas. Our wireless solution provides superior coverage, ease of use management features to seamlessly support today’s mobile user.

•RF spectrum analysis
•Channel and device overload
•Performance issues
•VoWiFi
•Throughput testing
•Security issues
•Wireless network design
•Interference analysis
•Rouge access point detection
•Optimize your existing network
•Hidden nodes
•Cisco spectrum expert
•Roaming tools
Also:
•GPS Site Surveys
•4.9 Ghz site survey
•Site Survey public safety network

Contact SF WiFi for more information about wireless site surveys
http://www.sf-wifi.com/blog/wireless-services/wireless-site-survey/

Hotel guests are now pounding the hotel wireless networks with their iPhones, Netbooks, laptops and connecting to traffic intense sites like Pandora, YouTube, Hulu and maybe connecting back to their office for email and work. Nowadays almost no vacation lacks a few business emails.

A wireless network with spotty coverage, poor design, downtime, lack of features will drive guests away.

I have been told by a few clients that guests will not even check in if there isn’t sufficient wireless at the hotel. 

SF WiFi resolves wireless network issues. Our Hotel General Managers are happy and the guests don’t complain to the front desk!! Well maybe guests still complain about the continental breakfast – but we can’t support that.

SF WiFi offers s FREE site survey to gather the necessary information for a proper wireless design. 

About SF WiFi: 
We are a Northern California wireless solution provider. SF WiFi specializes in Hospitality Wireless, Hot Spot Wireless and wireless business solutions.
SF WiFi services Include:
Wireless site surveys
Wireless network design
Wireless hardware & software product recommendations & sales
Wireless network installation
Contined support after installation
San Francisco Wireless Solutions
San Jose Wireless Solutions

For more information, please contact SF WiFi. info@sfwifi.com