Hospitality Company Improves Network & Telecom Services Operation
An international hotel brand partners with CBRE and TPx to advise on telecommunications and network services.
The Challenge
After completing multiple acquisitions, the international hotel brand required a better understanding of their existing telecom agreements and guidance on how to cost-effectively upgrade network infrastructure across the enterprise.
With more than 275 locations in its expanding portfolio, the company also needed assistance consolidating internet, telephone, and television services to improve operational efficiencies and reduce expenses.
The Opportunity
When an internationally recognized hospitality company was looking to streamline their network and telecom operations, they enlisted the help of CBRE’s Network Advisory Services in partnership with TPx. With the help of network advisory services, the hotel brand was able to get sound advice and strategy for their telecommunications and network services across their 275-hotel portfolio.
The Solution
Implement SD-WAN solution across the hotel portfolio footprint and streamline telecommunications.
Results + Benefits
Increased operational efficiency at a lower cost. 38% reduction in annual network infrastructure spend. 500% increase in bandwidth.
An international hospitality company with a 275-hotel portfolio.
Success by the Numbers
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The Solution
CBRE’s Network Advisory Services team was engaged to perform a Network / IT Needs Assessment, Baseline Audit and devise a plan to optimize the organization’s network infrastructure moving forward. The initial assessment revealed that the company was utilizing MPLS (Multiprotocol Label Switching) network infrastructure that was both underpowered from a bandwidth perspective and more expensive than newer technologies available on the market.
CBRE worked to create a detailed request for proposal (RFP) structured around the client’s specific criteria and geographic requirements, which ultimately helped the hospitality organization identify the most economically competitive approach.
To improve the end-user experience and consolidate vendors across the portfolio, the Network Advisory Services team recommended the company upgrade to TPx’s SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide Area Network) technology. With the proposed SD-WAN technology, the hotel brand could benefit from guaranteed performance delivered over the cloud that creates seamless enterprise connectedness.
The Results
The international hospitality company implemented TPx’s SD-WAN technology and streamlined their telecommunications across their global footprint. By partnering with CBRE and TPx, the global hotel brand benefited from: n Increased operational efficiency at a lower cost.
- Combined total annual savings of more than $300,000
- Implementation of 160+ High Availability SD-WAN devices nationwide in less than 45 days
- 500% increase in bandwidth resulting from organization wide upgrade to SD-WAN network
- Upgraded 40 internet circuits to improve bandwidth while reducing monthly expenses
- Consolidation of voice vendors for approx. 25% reduction in monthly voice expenses
- POTs line aggregation resulting in $72,000 in annual savings
Additional Resources
Business Internet + SD-WAN: The Network of the Future
In a cloud-based world, network connectivity is essential for your business operations. Segmenting, compressing, transmitting, and reassembling data in huge amounts is the backbone of our ever-growing internet-enabled economy. So, how is your business keeping up with the evolution of internet connectivity?
Three Ways SD-WAN Simplifies Network Operations
The modern network needs to handle enormous workloads without compromising the end user’s experience. With users accessing and using resources from all over the world, it can be hard to ensure data flows efficiently, especially if you have limited time, physical resources, and staff to monitor network operations. This is where SD-WAN comes in.