Internet of Things specialist CytexOne is diving head first into the hospitality industry by forming its own CytexOne Hospitality full-service division to capitalize on opportunities emerging in the IoT market.CytexOne, which been working in IoT for over a decade, says the new division provides integrated platforms and infrastructure...
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a relatively large topic that is widely circulating around these days, but I think it is very important to point out its practical implementations. According to HOSPA in 2013 there was one device connected to the internet per person on earth. They forecast that by 2020, this number will increase to 9...
This week at HITEC, the huge hospitality technology conference in Austin, Microsoft and our partners are demonstrating a hotel room of the future with a concept called the “Connected Room.”
The scenario brings together multiple pieces of technology — including environmental controls, room service menus, amenities and...
By this point, the Internet of Things — or Machine-to-Machine Communications, or the Internet of Everything, or, simply, “IoT” — is a term most people are familiar with. Defined as a system where items in the physical world, and sensors within these items, are connected to the internet, you may wonder why IoT has only in the past...
A recent study shows that 80% of companies think they provide a superior customer experience, but in reality only eight percent of those companies’ customers agreed. That’s a huge disconnect.Often, technology can help bridge the gap, but the hotel industry in particular has been slow on the uptake. It’s no secret that customer...