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QUEEN’S HOTEL, LEEDS Acting as City Square’s focal point, the stunning Queens Hotel is one of Leeds’ most famous landmarks.

Following a £16 million makeover in 2021, the art deco styled property, features 232 stylish guestrooms, 13 event spaces, a restaurant, cafe, gym and a social & workspace hub.

Queens approached Airwave, looking for a smart TV system and content casting functionality - however the hotel’s network infrastructure wasn’t up to the task. With this in mind, Airwave proposed a system based on DOCSIS technology.

DOCSIS is an international telecommunications standard that enables the delivery of an IP service over coaxial cable. This allows a hotel to distribute smart services over existing coaxial cabling.

DOCSIS is particularly advantageous in old or listed buildings, or indeed any property where cabling upgrades would prove expensive or disruptive.

Having implemented a DOCSIS headend in conjunction with an upgrade of the hotel’s RF network, Airwave set about onboarding the technology, in conjunction with DOCSIS compatible 49AIRWAVE at work

inch LGUT661H, and 55-inch LGUS662H displays.

An Otrum Mirage guest entertainment system was embedded on each display, featuring several information pages, and OTT features including hospitality certifi ed Google Chromecast and cloud-based video on demand app, Airtime.

Recognising that linear TV is still important in the hotel room, Airwave implemented an EPG (electronic programme guide), provided as a feature of the Otrum system.

LIMEHOUSE LIBRARY Having served over 100 years as a public library, the Limehouse library building saw a reinvention in 2022, opening as a multifunctional venue, hosting a boutique hotel, library and culinary arts school.

Situated just north of the river Thames in London’s Limehouse district, the Limehouse Library Hotel’s 75 rooms have each been named after a notable historical fi gure, with past personalities inspiring every detail in the guestrooms, from bed to bathroom.

If we’re talking famous names from the past, it would be remiss to forget John Logie Baird, who demonstrated the world’s fi rst live working television system.

TV technology has moved on a little since Baird’s big moment, and Airwave was glad to demonstrate accordingly, via the installation of a cutting-edge TV system in the freshly refurbished property.

The implementation of an IPTV headend and reception infrastructure kicked o proceedings, enabling the hotel to curate a line-up of 24 international channels and Freeview TV.

This were proudly broadcast on LG hospitality TVs, with a mixture of 24, 32 and 43-inch LT661H and US662H Series TVs wall-mounted in the guestrooms.

Airwave embedded an Otrum Mirage guest entertainment system on each TV, providing guests with a series of information pages and additional functionalities.

Limehouse incorporated Mirage’s slideshow feature, scrolling images on the TV’s interface - a perfect feature to show o the characters on which the rooms are based - notable examples including Charles Darwin, Leo Tolstoy and Charles Dickens.

Airtime’s movie streaming app was also implemented, and housed via a MOVIES button on the user interface, this sits next to a CONNECT YOUR DEVICE button, facilitating the casting of content onto the TV, courtesy of hospitality certifi ed Google Chromecast.

RADISSON BLU STATION, PERTH Situated in the centre of Perth, Scotland, The Radisson Blu Station hotel was designed by notable Scottish architect, Andrew Heiton, in 1888.

A favourite resting place of Queen Victoria, the 75-bedroom hotel was built to service demand for Perth’s railway station. Today, it retains its historic charm, boasting grand rooms, sweeping staircases and high ceilings.

The hotel is a popular conference & banqueting facility, with space for up to 1,000 delegates across its multiple meeting rooms. Wedding packages, a restaurant, and Starbucks lounge & garden bar o er a multitude of options for overnight guests and visitors.

With this in mind, the hotel approached Airwave, looking to incorporate a TV system to aid publicity of the hotel’s extensive public area facilities.

Airwave recommended LG 50-inch UR762H Series hospitality TVs. UR762H displays o er UHD technology on a Nanocell display.

Nanocell is a proprietary LG technology, that produces a better colour gamut and wider range of colours, and ultimately, a more accurate, vibrant picture.

Other features include slim aesthetics, HDR10 Pro, WebOS 4.5 and voice recognition software.

Having installed the TV displays, Airwave implemented an IPTV headend, Otrum’s Mirage guest entertainment system, and hospitality certifi ed Google Chromecast.

STAY CITY, BIRMINGHAM Located in Birmingham’s historic Jewellery Quarter, Stay City Birmingham, is set amongst the bars, restaurants and buzz of England’s second city.

Part of the Stay City brand of aparthotels (for more details of Airwave’s partnership with Stay City, see page 14) Stay City Birmingham o ers 170-rooms, boasting the comfort of home, with the convenience of a hotel.

Guests can choose between studio, one, or two bed design-focused apartments, complete with fullyequipped kitchens and living & dining spaces. Other amenities include a 24-hour reception, gym, on-site laundry and Stay City’s ‘Staycafe,’ providing round-the-clock refreshments.

Stay City Birmingham chose to incorporate LG’s US662H Series hospitality displays in the guest rooms.

The US662H Series o ers an Ultra HD viewing experience, and sits on LG’s innovative webOS 5.0 platform, providing a series of features for both standalone, and server based installations. INNSIDE BY MELIA, LIVERPOOL Situated in the transformed former building of the Liverpool Echo, Melia have created a Corstorphine + Wright designed, mixed-use destination hotel.

The 207-room property features an open-plan lobby, restaurant, 24hour gym, and a panoramic skybar on the 18th fl oor, o ering glorious views across the city’s waterfront.

Business travellers can choose from 1 of 7 meeting rooms, and a dedicated events fl oor hosts up to 340 delegates.

Wanting to provide a premium guest entertainment experience in the hotel’s 28 suites, and TV reception infrastructure to feed all the guestrooms, Innside Media Liverpool got in touch.

Following a consultation and TV system demos, Airwave installed Freeview reception equipment including a fi bre GTU and Easystream IPTV headend - delivering 92 TV & radio channels across the building’s 18 fl oors.

In the suites, Airwave implemented an Otrum Mirage guest entertainment platform, VOD app Airtime, and hospitality certifi ed Google Chromecast embedded on 43 & 49-inch LG LU661H hotel TVs.

Melia’s initial plan was to install Mirage and Chromecast in the suites only, however the package was deemed such a success, that Airwave was invited back to replicate the system across the other 180 rooms!