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17 October 2013
Maxwell Technology, a
satellite-based
communications and data
solutions provider, has
launched a satellite
hotspot solution. The
Maxwell HotSpot solution
is a unique offering for
public facilities that
require voucher- or
token-based WiFi
Internet access for
guests.
This solution is easy
and quick to deploy,
anywhere in South
Africa, and does not
rely on any terrestrial
telecommunications
infrastructure. It is
aimed at lodges,
guesthouses, bed &
breakfasts, conference
centres, Internet cafés
or any other public
facilities that require
Internet access for
their customers. With a
very small investment,
it also offers
entrepreneurs or small
business start-ups a
golden opportunity to
open an Internet café.
Maxwell technical
director Kallie Carlsen
says, in the hospitality
industry, reliable
Internet affects the
rating or star grading,
and it also has a direct
impact on occupancy.
"Maxwell HotSpot
provides Internet access
to users via a WiFi
router that is installed
at a single point within
the facility. A highly
reliable Internet
connection is provided
via a VSAT terminal; it
provides users with up
to 512Kbps upload and up
to 4096Kbps download
speed."
Maxwell also offers
customers new
revenue-generating
opportunities that will
add to their current
revenue streams. There
are no monthly
subscription fees or
fixed monthly
operational charges;
customers merely
generate vouchers to
resell to their
customers.
Vouchers can be
issued in half- or
full-hour access
denominations with two
different kinds of
vouchers. Fixed Time
vouchers provide users
with uncapped access to
the Internet from the
time of issue, while
Multiple Login vouchers
provide uncapped access
across multiple logins
until the total time is
used.
Carlsen says an
integral part of the
solution is the
self-help service
portal, where
administrators of the
system can generate
vouchers as single
units, generate vouchers
in batches and view the
current status of issued
vouchers. "No additional
computer hardware or
billing systems are
required; customers use
their existing computer
infrastructure."
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