Melanie Swiderek, Author at WorldVue

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Guest and Resident WiFi: Answers to Common Questions from Property Owners

October 17, 2023

Free WiFi has become a baseline expectation for hotels, multifamily communities, student housing, and senior living facilities. Nearly 100% of travelers now cite WiFi as a crucial offering for hotels. It’s also increasingly cited by residents as a must-have. But it’s not enough to offer free WiFi; it needs to meet or even exceed your guests’ and residents’ expectations. If your network is slow, unreliable, and hard to use, your guests and residents will be

Are You Ready for 6 GHz WiFi?

October 3, 2023

WiFi Technology Is Changing – Meet 6 GHz WiFi Modern life is becoming increasingly reliant on secure, reliable, high-speed wireless connectivity, and WiFi solutions are evolving to keep up. In 2020, the FCC opened up some of the 6 GHz spectrum band for unlicensed use, intended primarily for WiFi, marking the most significant technology leap for WiFi since its invention. Both the WiFi 6E standard and the upcoming WiFi 7 standard will use 6 GHz

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7 Technology Trends to Transform Student Housing

September 19, 2023

Not Just the Same Old Dorm Both on- and off-campus, the nature of student housing is changing. Instead of bleak collections of impersonal rooms on endless hallways, dorms and student apartments are becoming more like mixed-use housing, either self-contained on campus or within larger communities. Students are looking for places where they can study, collaborate, relax, and engage, along with the amenities to support their daily activities. To remain competitive, universities and owners of student

Introducing WorldVue

September 5, 2023

A New Name for Familiar Solutions and Service Who Is WorldVue? You might not recognize the name WorldVue, but you know us. World Cinema has been servicing the hospitality market since 1974 and currently serves over 7,000 properties and 900,000 rooms in North America. Hospitality WiFi, which has been serving hospitality customers since 2001, was acquired by World Cinema in June of 2022. Now, we are unifying as one company, WorldVue. By providing multiple solutions

What In-Room Technologies Should Hotels Focus On?

August 23, 2023

And which in-room technology you might want to skip… In-Room Technology: A Must-Have for a Great Guest Experience Modern hotels are incorporating technology at an ever-faster rate, enabling greater personalization, automation, efficiency, and sustainability. Guests are coming to expect some technologies as “must-haves,” while others will set your property apart from your competitors. In general, though, it’s not a matter of whether to spend on technology for a better guest experience, but which technologies will

How to Focus Your Hotel Technology Investments

August 9, 2023

Hotels Should Be Investing in Technology – But What Should They Focus On? The current state of hotel technology: How does your property measure up? In recent years, we’ve seen exciting developments in technology for hospitality properties, from updated standards that support better WiFi to solutions for greater automation, efficiency, and sustainability. Guests now expect some of these hotel technology offerings as “must haves”, while others have become differentiators that can make properties stand out

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Digital Infrastructure: The Foundation for Better Guest & Resident Experiences

July 27, 2023

What is digital infrastructure and why should it be a primary focus? Digital infrastructure is the foundation for connected operations, offering the means for the continuous transfer of large amounts of data to support solutions that use that data. It’s the backbone of the technology ecosystem, playing a vital role in almost every part of a property’s operations. Several types of digital infrastructure are commonly used in hospitality and residential properties: Some technologies that can

Tremont House: A Case Study

December 6, 2022

WorldVue serves The Tremont House Luxury Hotel in Downtown Galveston with guest room entertainment services WorldVue provides over-the-top television services including customized programming and streaming services to the iconic Tremont House hotel in Galveston, Texas, a Tribute Portfolio Hotel by Marriott. A prominent staple in the renowned Strand District of Galveston, the hotel has a rich history, overcoming repeated natural disasters and rebuilding three times to become one of the preeminent hotels in the area and a unique

Aerwave Hits Significant Series A Funding Milestone, Revolutionizing Network Intelligence in Multifamily

November 2, 2022

The high-tech company’s proven business model of streamlining constant, reliable connectivity for multifamily developments has been further solidified with $20 Million in funding DALLAS, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Aerwave, the next-generation connectivity platform leading the Digital Foundation™ transformation in multifamily residential, has secured $20 million in Series A funding, led by ModerneVentures with participation by WorldVue, Equity Residential, Inc. (EQR), RWT Horizons and WestoverCompanies. The investment will allow Aerwave to substantially scale its operating platform to

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Connectivity Revolution with 6 GHz and Wi-Fi 7

November 1, 2022

6 GHz Wi-Fi and the Future of Wireless Connectivity As a technology company with a rich history in the property technology industry, our 48 years in business solidifies WorldVue as a credible source for technological commentary. Below are our predictions for wireless connectivity, emerging applications that will depend upon improved networks, and how this may transform our future… Our lives benefit from secure, reliable, high-speed wireless connectivity. Technological advancements in wireless networking, user smartphones, wearables,

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