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Winning the Digital Marketplace Starts with a Solid Cellular Network
RoamBOOST | March 28, 2017
RoamBOOST identifies five reasons why cellular is key to digital dominance Boston, Mass. — March 28, 2017 — The No. 1 strategic technology goal for more than half (52%) of U.S. hotels today is to improve digital customer engagement (2017 Lodging Technology Study). While some operators are focusing on analytics to drive their digital marketing efforts, others are honing in on connectivity by using handheld tools to book faster reservations, get into their rooms faster with mobile keys and even stream personalized music and content faster from cellular devices. While these new amenities are trendy, RoamBOOST is advising hoteli...
RoamBOOST Helping Right Cellular Wrongs
RoamBOOST | February 23, 2017
Engaging with a DAS provider that offers full-service consulting will help hotels get the most out of their IT investments Boston, Mass. — February 23, 2017 — Hotel IT departments are getting a lot of attention this year. According a recent industry study, hotels plan to spend more money on technology in 2017 than in previous years; hoteliers report that 21% of their IT budgets will be spent on improving their networks and connectivity, with 47% of hotels focused on upgrading their guest WiFi. While ongoing IT investment is important to maintaining guest satisfaction and loyalty, RoamBOOST is advising hotels to manage their ...
Get Guests Off WiFi and Into the IoT
RoamBOOST | November 8, 2016
DAS is a new platform to power the Internet of Things Boston, Mass. — November 8, 2016 — The IoT, or Internet of Things, actually isn't that complicated. It's not a technology, it's not a piece of hardware – it's simply the interconnection between devices. However, guests who live an IoT life use up A LOT ot bandwidth. In a hotel and travel environment, mobile devices are used for airplane and train tickets, check-in upon arrival, as the key to the room, controlling the lights, curtains, thermostats, televisions, and app functions such as ordering roomservice, towels from housekeeping, conceirge or texting the front de...
Hotels Need to Invest in Cellular Infrastructure Today; They Need RoamBOOST
RoamBOOST | September 27, 2016
Boston, Mass. — September 27, 2016 — The 2016 Lodging Technology Study predicts that technology spending will hit a record-high this year, with 54 percent of hotels planning to invest more in technology today than the previous year. Findings reveal that mobility is key driver. One of the top three priorities for hoteliers is adding bandwidth. Results show that 98 percent of hotels already have / plan to upgrade / plan to add bandwidth in public areas, and 89 percent have the same goals for guestrooms. Also worth noting, 66 percent of hotels have / plan to upgrade / plan to add a cellular infrastructure this year. RoamBOOST, ...
Rick Rausch to Lead RoamBOOST Growing Sales Effort
RoamBOOST | August 30, 2016
With expertise in Radio Frequency, Wireless Networks and Distributed Antenna Systems, Rausch will direct ongoing business development and oversee the RoamBOOST regional sales team Boston, Mass. — August 30, 2016 — With hotels coast to coast looking for cellular signal enhancement, RoamBOOST has selected Rick Rausch to direct the company's business development effort as Vice President of Sales – USA. Based in West Palm Beach, Fla., Rausch will oversee the RoamBOOST regional sales team as they continue to drive the company's fast-track to growth. RoamBOOST is a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) that distributes cell sign...
STOP Waiting . . . They’re NOT Coming!
RoamBOOST | July 12, 2016
RoamBOOST dispels myths about wireless carriers and receiving funding for DAS Boston, Mass. — July 12, 2016 — Are you among the many hoteliers still waiting for a wireless service provider to do a site assessment and install a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) at their expense to give guests the cellular coverage they expect while at your hotel? If yes, we've got some bad news. They aren't coming. Unless a building is strategic to the phone company – like serving as the headquarter hotel for the Super Bowl – hoteliers are on their own to find a fix for insufficient cell coverage. "Several hoteliers told us during...
RoamBOOST Hires Project Managers to ‘Boost’ Expertise in the Field
RoamBOOST | June 14, 2016
Frank Leon and Shane Dorval will direct DAS installations in the field and expand RoamBOOST's presence – Come meet the team at HITEC BOOTH #337 Boston, Mass. — June 14, 2016 — RoamBOOST today announces that it has hired Frank Leon from Coral Gables, Fla., and Shane Dorval from Portland, Maine, as Field Project Managers. The two will expand RoamBOOST's presence in the field by providing engineering expertise and management capabilities to oversee new installations, as well as service for existing distributed-antenna system (DAS) customers. The RoamBOOST DAS uses a network of bi-directional antennas that are placed strat...
RoamBOOST Enabling Home-2-Suites by Hilton Indianapolis to Create a Cellular Network in Time for Opening
RoamBOOST | May 24, 2016
As the new Home-2-Suites by Hilton in downtown Indianapolis neared completion, managers discovered the building had no cellular coverage; RoamBOOST saved the day Boston, Mass. — May 24, 2016 — When Good Hospitality Services (GHS) began its final countdown to the opening of its Home-2-Suites by Hilton in Indianapolis last month, they noticed a problem. The 108-room, seven-story historic building had no cellular coverage. In today's constantly connected world, that was not acceptable for ownership. Just as the group was deliberating possible solutions, Josh Latham, regional vice president of sales for RoamBOOST, called GHS' Co...
