Colubris Networks, the leading global provider of intelligent wireless LANs (WLANs) for enterprises and service providers, today announced that the Lenox Hotel, one of Boston’s premier hotels, has deployed a Colubris wireless network to provide its guests with high-quality, always-available Internet access. The Lenox Hotel deployed the Colubris wireless solution through Safety NetAccess, a leading national high-tech solutions company that provides a broad range of technology products and services.
The Lenox Hotel is a 214-room luxury hotel located in Boston’s exclusive Back Bay neighborhood. The company had been providing wireless access to its guests, but during a recent renovation of the hotel, decided to upgrade its wireless network to make it more secure and more consistently available to its guests. The Lenox Hotel enlisted Safety NetAccess, a longtime integration partner, to help with the installation. Safety NetAccess designed an entirely new wireless infrastructure for the Lenox Hotel and recommended that the hotel install a wireless network from Colubris Networks.
“We have worked with Colubris for a long time and believed that its products were ideal for the new wireless network that the Lenox Hotel wanted to install,” said Sean Gorman, CEO of Safety NetAccess. “Colubris provides an extremely secure and reliable wireless solution that is ideal for hotels that have a wide variety of guests logging on to the network who need always-available Internet access.”
“Safety NetAccess has been a trusted partner of ours and they provide us not only with fantastic service, but also with a strong technology solution through Colubris,” said John Malenfant, director of information technology at Saunders Hotel Group, which owns the Lenox Hotel. “We went from having a decent guest access network to having a very robust guest access network. Our guests and staff alike have been very pleased with the upgrade.”
The Lenox Hotel has installed 42 Colubris MultiService Access Points (MAP-320s) throughout all floors to provide wireless access to its guests. Safety NetAccess designed the implementation so that all access points would be hidden behind walls for the best possible aesthetics. The hotel is able to set up secure, password-protected guest access through Colubris so that only property guests and meeting attendees are granted online access. Using its rich multiservice feature set, the Lenox Hotel can easily add new business applications as needed over the wireless network. In addition, Colubris’ optimized WLAN architecture eliminates the need for extensive upgrades when migrating to 802.11n, providing the Lenox Hotel with investment protection.
“Hotels across the world have deployed Colubris wireless networks for guest access because they want the highest level of availability and security for discriminating guests,” said Tom Racca, vice president of marketing of Colubris Networks. “Colubris is ideal for the Lenox Hotel, as it is easily upgradeable should the hotel decide to add business applications in the future, such as curbside check-in, registration kiosks or workflow management.”
About Colubris
Colubris Networks is the leading global provider of intelligent wireless networks (WLANs) for enterprises and service providers. Its optimized WLAN switching systems deliver unmatched bandwidth efficiency, seamless mobility and secure, easy access for thousands of organizations and 40 million users worldwide. With its “future proof” architecture, Colubris provides organizations with the most cost-effective migration from legacy standards to 802.11n. Its systems unify and integrate with existing network infrastructures, as well as security and management systems. Colubris’ numerous recognitions include Red Herring’s top 100 private companies in North America, Fierce Wireless Fierce 15, CRN’s Emerging Tech Vendors and Mobile Trax Mobility Award. For more information, visit Colubris on the Web at www.colubris.com.
About Safety NetAccess
Safety NetAccess, Inc., (SNA) is a leading national high-tech solutions company that has been providing a broad range of technology products and services since 1999. All SNA products and services are exclusively designed for the most discriminating client and include security, wireless and wired high-speed networks that are managed, monitored and maintained with 24/7 LIVE support. Our support team is made up of experienced technicians to insure superior service for SNA clients and their end users. Today SNA has installed a variety of network environments for hundreds of clients in some 26 states across the country. For more information, visit Safety NetAccess on the Web at www.safetynetaccess.com.
