The Internet of Things comes for the hotel network

Driven by Internet of Things (IoT) solutions to improve hotel operational efficiencies and guest satisfaction, the smart hospitality market will grow—and so will bandwidth needs. See why: http://bit.ly/HospBlog IoT enables the intelligent automation of housekeeping, room service, guest privacy preferences, climate control settings, and much more. Leading management consultants find that “IoT is scaling quickly—particularly in hospitality.” Watch this Hospitality Expert Insight Series video and get up to speed on the latest IoT trends and solutions with actionable insights from hospitality experts and innovators. TRANSCRIPT: The IOT, the term is very generic. It's similar to how the Cloud is very generic. And IOT relies on a lot of different wireless frequencies and networking technologies. The magic on the way there is that it rides the elevator by calling the buttons over wifi. So people just, like, how did it know? It got, just gets in. It usually makes a little beep just before the elevator doors open. And then when it gets to your guest room door, it's there closed and locked. But as soon as you open the door, the lid opens in response. So from a hotel industry point of view, robotics brings a level of innovation and on-time delivery that you don't see typically. Putting IOT technology in solutions that control the shades or the drapes or the lights. Even turn the T.V. on really make a big impact going into things like privacy and do not disturb indicators that are smart, tray trackers that when a room service tray is put into the hallway, a beacon emits where the tray is so it can alert housekeeping. Things like that are really great for the guests. And also great for the staff. The IOT needs for bandwidth continues to increase because the analytics that we want to operate on. The data that you wanna collect basically out of everything connected device within a hotel. So the only way that bandwidth is ever gonna go is up. It's as important as an energy company providing electricity. You can make the most beautiful light-bulbs and most beautiful fixtures and appliances, but if there's no power coming in, they're not going to work.