We put this short but very informational webcast together to outline how hotels, convention centers, airports and other sites supplying bandwidth to guest users can significantly improve their services without the traditional expensive price tag commonly found.

Here is a testimonial from one of our hospitality customers:

"Elfiq helped us improve our internet bandwidth for our guests. Before the upgrade, the internet was a drawback for our guests and since the upgrade, I have not had any concerns regarding speed of internet. They were very patient with me configuring the installation since I am "technology challenged". Thanks for the help and I look forward to a great relationship."

Elfiq Networks just release our 2009 Customer Survey in which satisfaction ratings with various aspects of Elfiq are discussed, but this year we also quantified some data on ISP outages (if any) our customers cataloged since deploying an Elfiq unit.

One of the most affected business verticals in the context of bandwidth is hotels and convention centers. Over the years, Elfiq has gained hundreds of customers in this space and at the same time a lot of experience, therefore we have developed some best practices we’d like to share:

TP1 Internet 360 is a Montreal-based web agency which just provided us a with a case study of their implementation based on their needs and why Elfiq was selected.  Here is what they said about Elfiq:

Elfiq Networks will be hosting this webinar next week:

Managing multiple ISPs Webinar: Managing Internet access while controlling costs

elfiq ipodElfiq Networks invites you to a free webinar on using multiple ISP carriers to maximize business productivity and providing cost control to your organization.

This 20 minute session will discuss suggestions for best practices, uptime and how to reduce costs (direct and indirect) for your organization.

A common customer request is to use two or more low-cost DSL lines, balanced by an Elfiq appliance for uptime and performance.  This approach is quite common and has its pros & cons, here is an overview of what to expect doing such a project: 

Hersha Hospitality is a long-time Elfiq customer and we have been enabling their hotel properties (50+) deliver best in class Internet access to their guests.  We invite you to read on how they use Elfiq's products in their environments and the challenges they solved (link).

With AH1N1 flu virus circulating and government agencies issuing warnings and guidelines, organizations need to plan ahead in case of an outbreak and prepare their telecom infrastucture to meet an increase in usage of resources for telecommuting.   Schools already issued notices in North America to keep kids at home in case of suspected AH1N1 so did large and public sector organizations for their employees to prevent t

Processor Magazine has an interesting article discussing lower-cost alternatives to T1 circuits for remote offices with cost impacts.  All these link technologies can be used concurrently with an Elfiq unit, and by comining all these elements organizations can add a significant amount of bandwidth while reducing overall costs for telecom links and improving redundancy