In order to remain competitive in the hospitality market, hotels and restaurants are increasingly seeing the need to provide patrons with on-demand Wi-Fi and hotspot access for the modern traveler's wide array of wireless devices. Today's on-the-go business professionals typically carry a Wi-Fi enabled laptop, smartphone, and tablet, among others. Families also travel with multiple Wi-Fi devices to surf the web, play online games and stream online content.  They have come to expect to find hotspots in most businesses that they visit, especially in the hospitality industry, as a given.  And will absolutely choose one business over another, depending on its internet access availability and experience.

In addition to keeping customers happy with Wi-Fi access, hotels and restaurants can greatly increase productivity of their own staff with a secure and reliable wireless network. At the point-of-activity, staff can utilize mobile devices to expedite everyday processes such as curb-side check-in for hotel guests, valet parking automation, communication