Spacenet Brings SatNet To Rest At IHG

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. This network will be applied to 2,500 locations across the United States and Canada. IHG is one of the world’s largest hotel groups by number of rooms. They operate 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 and is also providing managed network services for maximum reliability as well as to serve as a single point of contact for the management of IHG’s network services and Level 1 Help Desk—McLean, Virginia