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Taj Exotica Goa launches wireless broadband solution
December 3, 2003

In keeping with its commitment to provide its guests with the very best facilities and comforts, the Taj Exotica Goa has launched a revolutionary new broadband solution using wireless fidelity (WiFi). The facility, still in phase I, offers guests high- speed access to the   Internet from their laptops in any part of the hotel. Be it at the lobby, the beach, restaurants, banquet halls, the pool or the room, this new system allows guests the convenience of moving from one place to another in the hotel without losing access to the Internet. 

Usage is simple — the hotel will provide network cards for laptops. These will allow users to instantly connect to the Internet. For users who have Wi-Fi-ready laptops / notebooks, all they have to do is ask the hotel front desk for an account to access the services. The user can then choose accounts with 1-hour access, 2-hour access or 24-hour access, with the option of upgrading the account online, from one scheme to the next higher scheme at attractive rates at a maximum of Rs 600 for 24-hours access. 

The wireless system installed in the hotels is based on internationally accepted 802.11 standards and supports up to 11 Mbps of data transfer. The systems used at Taj Exotica are from Cisco Systems and Tata Indicom is the hotel's business partner.

In its phase II plans, the hotel is planning to introduce facilities like printing on wireless, folio inquiry and messages. With printing on wireless, guests will be able to send print commands from their laptop directly to the printer in the business centre. The folio inquiry will enable guests to review their hotel bills online. Similarly, the messages facility will allow hotel staff to send important messages which will be accessible to hotel guests from their laptops.

 

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