Telkonet Completes First Turkish Installation With Saray Regency Hotel

Germantown, MD - Telkonet, Inc., the leading technology solutions provider for broadband networking, end-to-end service support and energy management, reports that it has completed the first installation of its Telkonet iWire System in Turkey, with the system going live at the prestigious Saray Regency Hotel in the popular resort of Antalya. The Telkonet solution was supplied and installed by Telkonet's Turkish VAR, TunçNet, equipping the 5-star 196-room hotel with high-speed Internet access (HSIA) in just 6 hours. Based on Telkonet's innovative powerline communications (PLC) technology, the installation used the hotel's existing electrical wiring to achieve a high performance broadband network with zero disruption to either guests or to the hotel's operation.

The Saray Regency's management was looking for a cost-effective, future-proof broadband platform that would provide an instant solution to its requirement to enhance guest services with HSIA. Dating from 1989, the hotel is built on five stories with additional recreational and restaurant facilities, all sited just 250 meters from the beach.

The Telkonet iWire System was selected after a thorough market evaluation, as sales and marketing manager and front office manager Noyan Kiliçturgay explains: "We conducted careful research, including discussions with other hotels about the best options for fast-to-install broadband solutions and an evaluation of the various options. We ruled WiFi out as not providing us with a suitably reliable and cost-effective system, whereas Telkonet's solution matched all our requirements for ease and speed of installation, as well as performance and cost. I made the recommendation and our general manager Yasar Sunal authorized the installation as the best option to fulfill guest expectations and consolidate our market position. The installation process was absolutely painless – TunçNet came in and almost imperceptibly put the system in place. To have HSIA up and running in just 6 hours is a remarkable achievement. We are delighted with the result."

The Saray Regency installation consists of a central Telkonet iWire System and a Telkonet eXtender, with additional couplers located on each floor. The Telkonet iWire System operates by transforming a building's existing electrical wiring into an IP network backbone, enabling each electrical outlet to be used as a broadband access data port via Telkonet iBridge interface units, which are installed in every guest room. This enabled every room at the Saray Regency to be enabled immediately for Internet access as soon as the system was installed. In addition, Telkonet iBridge units are strategically placed in the hotel's general areas, including the lobby, pool area, conference rooms and restaurants, where they are configured to drive WiFi access points, giving guests convenient access to HSIA wherever they need it.

SOURCE: Telkonet, Inc.