THE AFFORDABLE WAY TO EXPAND BANDWIDTH. Take your property’s bandwidth to new heights. iBAHN® presents the affordable way to keep up with growing connectivity demands.
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Meet the spiraling bandwidth demands of today’s travelers
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Get scalable bandwidth expansion without additional hardware costs
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An affordable alternative to purchasing another T1 circuit
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Increase performance, redundancy, and guest satisfaction
Today, guests expect a fast, reliable online connection when they travel— and their demand for bandwidth is skyrocketing. The trouble is that your property has a limited amount of capacity. When it’s stretched thin, it means slow downloads, buffering, and interrupted service—all of which negatively affect your Guest Satisfaction Score. To make matters worse, adding more bandwidth to your service is prohibitively expensive—until now. iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is a new connectivity solution that ™
expands your current network while providing you a cost-effective alternative to purchasing another T1 circuit. IT’S TRUE: MORE SPEED FOR LESS MONEY THAN A T1
iBAHN achieves this by augmenting bandwidth from another source (such as ADSL or cable) onto your existing iBAHN T1 line. Our proprietary technology allows your network to see the bandwidth as if it’s from a single source, plus you
The race for bandwidth. Are you keeping up? Video
downloads and streaming are expected to make up 80-90% of all Internet traffic by the end of 2010. It’s estimated that online video will make up 93% of global Internet traffic by 2013.1
May 2009, Americans watched more than 10 billion video streams. In January 2010, video streams increased to 32.4 billion.2 It takes only a few of these video-intensive users at your property to consume your bandwidth capacity.
can increase your existing capacity by as much as 16Mb. iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is significantly less expensive than installing a new T1 line. There are no new hardware or equipment costs. Your contract simply ties into your existing iBAHN terms. Not only will you spend less up front, you’ll also save up to 80% each month compared to traditional T1 circuits. SATISFY GUESTS WITH SPEED AND ALWAYS-UP CONNECTIVITY
Your guests have come to expect the same fast online speeds they experience at home or the office. The difference is that they’re not used to sharing bandwidth with scores of other performance-hungry guests. However, with iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation at your property, they’ll never know.
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time to prepare for that bandwidth use is now. 40% of hotel guests say their “experience with a hotel’s Internet service affects their likelihood to stay at another hotel from the same brand.”3
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Cisco, June 2009 Nielsen, June 2009 Two independent hotel brand studies
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Key benefits
MORE BANDWIDTH WITH THE MOST FLEXIBILITY.
iBAHN will help you evaluate various options (cable or ADSL lines) to determine what makes sense for your property and see if any construction fees apply. With iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation, you’ll have the convenience of working with iBAHN as a single vendor. There’s no hassling with multiple contacts or support systems. Bandwidth Elevation helps ensure you always have the bandwidth in place for exceptional performance, reliable services, and happier guests. ABOUT iBAHN BANDWIDTH ELEVATION •
Augments an existing iBAHN T1 circuit with additional connectivity
Asymmetric solution No capex required • Scalable solution from 6Mb to
iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is a time- and costeffective way to augment your property’s current bandwidth. And we continue to expand compatible connectivity options to meet your specific needs. Contact your iBAHN sales representative to learn what is available in your geographic area and is most appropriate for your property.
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS
iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is designed to accommodate a variety of connectivity options to boost your current connection through cable and ADSL. Upgrade options include:
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CABLE UPGRADE OPTIONS
ADSL UPGRADE OPTIONS
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6Mb down, 1Mb up 10Mb down, 2Mb up • 15Mb down, 2Mb up • 15Mb down, 3Mb up • 16Mb down, 2Mb up
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16Mb MINIMUM CONTRACT TERM
Must have at least three months remaining on your current iBAHN contract.
3Mb down, 768K up 6Mb down, 768K up • 8Mb down, 1Mb up • 10Mb down, 1Mb up • 15Mb down, 1Mb up
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