Spacenet Signs Contract to Upgrade VSAT Network for InterContinental Hotels Group

Spacenet Inc., has signed a contract to provide IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] an upgraded satellite data network and managed network services to 2,500 locations across the United States and Canada. IHG is one of the world's largest hotel groups by number of rooms and operates seven hotel brands including InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza, Hotel Indigo, Holiday Inn, Holiday Inn Express, Staybridge Suites and Candlewood Suites.

The VSAT network provides optimized support for IP based applications and enables improved ‘check in and check out’ efficiency at the hotels. IHG is upgrading its existing satellite network to Spacenet’s SkyEdge VSAT platform for faster speeds, advanced functionality and improved network availability to support expanding applications. Spacenet is also providing managed network services that ensure maximum reliability, and serves as a single point of contact for the management of IHG’s network services and Level 1 Help Desk.

IHG Americas VP of Technology and Services Gustaaf Schrils said, "As one of the world's largest and most global hotel companies we are very dependant on reliable network connectivity to our datacenter for efficient processing of information. The private VSAT network provided to us by Spacenet not only gives us high availability but also meets our data integrity and security requirements. Over the years, Spacenet’s services have helped us achieve our goals, providing a reliable and scaleable network for our hotel applications. We are confident that Spacenet and the SkyEdge VSAT platform will continue to deliver on these requirements.”

Spacenet CEO Andreas Georghiou said, “We thank our colleagues at IHG for the confidence they demonstrate in Spacenet by allowing us to continue to be a critical communications link between their various properties. Network availability and performance are key to IHG’s operations, and we take pride in being entrusted with both. IHG is a leader in its industry and we are privileged to extend our business relationship.”