MARLBOROUGH, Mass.-3Com Corp. reported a deal with Apple Core Hotels to provide free wireless local area network access in its five Apple Core hotels in New York City.
The hotel chain said it has implemented 8,000 WLAN access points in hallways throughout its five hotels, including the Red Roof Inn Manhattan, the Comfort Inn Midtown, the Super 8 Hotel Times Square, the Ramada Inn East Side and the La Quinta Manhattan. The deployment also includes 3Com’s 2.5 dBi ceiling mount omnidirectional antennae in wiring closets at the end of every hallway designed to create seamless Wi-Fi coverage in every building.
Apple Core Chief Operating Officer Vijay Dandapani said the WLAN deployment could save the company half a million dollars compared with an equivalent wired solution.
Analysts have forecasted that hotel chains will begin implementing free WLAN services in an attempt to lure lucrative business travelers.
