BANDWIDTH ELEVATION
iBAHN PRESENTS THE AFFORDABLE WAY TO KEEP UP WITH GROWING CONNECTIVITY DEMANDS. 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,
iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation
adding more bandwidth to your
is significantly less expensive
service is prohibitively expensive—
than installing a new T1 line.
until now. iBAHN Bandwidth
There are no new hardware
Elevation™ is a new connectivity
or equipment costs. Your
solution that expands your current
contract simply ties into your
network while providing you a cost-
existing iBAHN terms. Not
effective alternative to purchasing
only will you spend less up
another T1 circuit.
front, you’ll also save up to 80% each month compared to
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
traditional T1 circuits.
SATISFY GUESTS WITH SPEED AND ALWAYS-UP CONNECTIVITY
Key benefits: • Meet the spiraling bandwidth
demands of today’s travelers.
• Get scalable bandwidth
expansion without additional
hardware costs.
to purchasing another T1 circuit.
• An affordable alternative • Increase performance,
redundancy, and guest satisfaction.
your existing iBAHN T1 line. Our
Your guests have come to
proprietary technology allows your
expect the same fast online
However, with iBAHN Bandwidth
network to see the bandwidth as if
speeds they experience at home
Elevation at your property, they’ll
it’s from a single source, plus you
or the office. The difference is
never know.
can increase your existing capacity
that they’re not used to sharing
by as much as 16Mb.
bandwidth with scores of other performance-hungry guests.
iBAHN® is the world’s most reliable and respected provider of digital information and entertainment for the hospitality industry.
BANDWIDTH ELEVATION
SMART NOW—AND IN THE FUTURE
ABOUT iBAHN BANDWIDTH ELEVATION
iBAHN will help you evaluate various options (cable or ADSL lines)
• Augments an existing iBAHN T1 circuit with additional connectivity
to deter- mine what makes sense
• Asymmetric solution
for your property and see if any
• No capex required
construction fees apply. With iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation, you’ll have
• Scalable solution from 6Mb to 16Mb
your current connection through cable and ADSL. Upgrade options include:
CABLE UPGRADE OPTIONS • 6Mb down, 1Mb up • 10Mb down, 2Mb up • 15Mb down, 2Mb up
the convenience of working with
• 15Mb down, 3Mb up
iBAHN as a single vendor. There’s
• 16Mb down, 2Mb up
no hassling with multiple contacts
MINIMUM CONTRACT TERM
or support systems. Bandwidth
Must have at least three months
Elevation helps ensure you always
remaining on your current iBAHN
have the bandwidth in place for
contract.
exceptional performance, reliable services, and happier guests.
CONNECTIVITY OPTIONS iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is
ADSL UPGRADE OPTIONS • 3Mb down, 768K up • 6Mb down, 768K up • 8Mb down, 1Mb up • 10Mb down, 1Mb up • 15Mb down, 1Mb up
designed to accommodate a variety of connectivity options to boost
iBAHN Bandwidth Elevation is a
The race for bandwidth. Are you keeping up?
time- and cost-effective way to
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
bandwidth. And we continue to
In 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 videointensive users at your property to consume your bandwidth capacity. The 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
augment your property’s current 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.
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT iBAHN BANDWIDTH ELEVATION, VISIT WWW.iBAHN.COM OR CALL 1-866-415-2843 TODAY Corporate Headquarters | 10757 S River Front Pkwy, Ste 300 | Salt Lake City, UT 84095 | 1.801.563.2000