Tokyo, August 28, 2007 - NEC Corporation today announced the delivery of IP network infrastructure, implemented by the SIP1-based IP telephony server, UNIVERGE SV7000, and a wireless LAN (WLAN) system, to The Peninsula Tokyo, which will open in Japan on September 1, 2007.
The main characteristics of the system include the implementation of NEC’s FOMAⓇ/WLAN dual handset, N902iL, a wireless phone, which functions anywhere within the hotel like the in-room landline phone, yet converts to a mobile phone that can place outgoing calls within the Tokyo metropolitan area on leaving the hotel. Furthermore, hotel employees can respond to guests’ needs promptly by carrying the handsets at all times.
This marks the first time in the hotel industry for a hotel to deploy voice and data integrated WLAN network system in the entire hotel and implement FOMA/WLAN dual handsets in all guest rooms.
The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited, the owner and operator of The Peninsula Hotels which operates luxurious hotels in key gateways of Asia and the USA: The Peninsula Hong Kong, The Peninsula New York, The Peninsula Chicago, The Peninsula Beverly Hills, The Peninsula Bangkok, The Peninsula Beijing and The Peninsula Manila. The Peninsula Tokyo, its first hotel in Japan, will incorporate state-of-the-art IT technologies and provide a comfortable ambience.
NEC has long track records of delivering IP-PBX systems to The Peninsula Hotels outside of Japan, which led to the award of the new system at The Peninsula Tokyo. In September 2006, NEC deployed a large-scale VoIP network system2 that connects all 7 of The Peninsula Hotel’s locations worldwide, and the new Tokyo hotel is also linked to this network. Involved from the design stage of the new hotel, NEC carried out the design for deploying the WLAN equipment to ensure efficient implementation and smooth integration with the interior design.
The Peninsula Hotels is a pioneer and industry leader for innovative guestroom technology. The group's philosophy is to provide intuitive and user-friendly technology to enhance comfort and the overall hotel experience for the sophisticated hotel guests. The new dual handset solution includes both in-house Wifi and external connection to 3G Network - a standard feature of the innovative Peninsula technology, which is now also available at The Peninsula Tokyo for hotel guests and the hotel’s administration areas.
“This was built to bring a new level of creativity to our newest hotel in Asia,” said Mr. Shane Izaks, General Manager, Information Technology of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited which owns and manages The Peninsula Hotels. “NEC has been a technology partner to our hotels worldwide for years, and the new converged wireless solution signifies a foreseeable change in other industries and an eventual move to a converged IP network. We appreciate NEC’s work with us on this new hotel project very much, and we look forward to further opportunities in IP networking which will enhance both communications and technology at our hotels”, said Shane Izaks.