Marriott, Motorola team up for the Connected Traveler

Motorola, Inc. and Marriott International, Inc. are teaming up to bring enhanced business and entertainment services to Marriott’s hotel guests around the world.

As a core connectivity platform for advanced service delivery, Marriott has chosen Motorola’s PowerBroadband system that has recently been deployed in over 15,000 Marriott-branded guestrooms in prestigious hotels.

Motorola’s mT2a PowerBroadband was selected because its innovative design provides the performance levels required for next-generation, triple- and quad-play IP services while eliminating many of the frustrations often found with installing, using, and maintaining classic broadband systems.  Hotel managers have seen the number of customer complaints and the number of system troubles decrease significantly after installation of PowerBroadband.

“While the primary application supported today is high-speed Internet access, the new broadband infrastructure will enable additional guest services such as IP TV, movie and video downloads voice-over-IP, wireless access and dual-mode cell phones,” said Lou Paladeau, Vice President Operations Technology at Marriott.

“Motorola’s mT2a system has proven its value across multiple deployments ranging from hotels and hospitals to residential apartments,” added Greg Ioffe, General Manager, Private Broadband Networks, Motorola Home and Networks Mobility business.

An innovative feature of the mT2a PowerBroadband system is the m2 Wallplate which directly snaps on over existing telephone wall plates found in hotel guestrooms. No additional wiring nor rewiring is required. All power and broadband modules are contained within the small Wallplate eliminating the requirement for separate broadband modems and power supplies. Hotels especially like the reduced clutter and clean appearance of the “no box” solution and the reduction of customer service complaints.