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Austin, TX and Washington, D.C. – February 16, 2023 – Wi-Fi Alliance^® is disappointed with the decision by Mexico’s Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) to open only the lower portion of the 6 GHz band for license-exempt applications such as Wi-Fi^®. Internet connectivity is an essential socioeconomic function, and Wi-Fi is the primary means of delivering Internet to consumers and enterprises in Mexico. The lack of sufficient spectrum access threatens the full realization of Wi-Fi performance and economic benefits. Wi-Fi Alliance notes that this decision undermines spectrum harmonization with other countries in the Americas, including Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, U.S., and others. Wi-Fi Alliance remains committed to working with IFT on delivering Wi-Fi technology benefits across Mexico.

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Wi-Fi Alliance^® is the worldwide network of companies that brings you Wi-Fi®. Members of our collaboration forum come together from across the Wi-Fi ecosystem with the shared vision to connect everyone and everything, everywhere, while providing the best possible user experience. Since 2000, Wi-Fi Alliance has completed more than 75,000 Wi-Fi certifications. The Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ seal of approval designates products with proven interoperability, backward compatibility, and the highest industry-standard security protections in place. Today, Wi-Fi carries more than half of the internet’s traffic in an ever-expanding variety of applications. Wi-Fi Alliance continues to drive the adoption and evolution of Wi-Fi, which billions of people rely on every day.

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February 21, 2023

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Multinet Leads Innovation with Region’s First Open Wi-Fi Deployment

Pakistan’s Top Service Provider Building Open and Disaggregated Wi-Fi Networks based on TIP’s technologies across Communications Footprint.

– Karachi, Pakistan, February 21, 2023

Multinet, Pakistan’s business communications company of choice, today announced that it is deploying Telecom Infra Project’s OpenWiFi technology to power Wi-Fi networks across the country. Multinet’s OpenWiFi networks will provide seamless high-speed connectivity for public, hospitality, sports and entertainment, and retail enterprise customers.

Well-known for leading-edge telecom solutions to Pakistan, Multinet is the first managed service provider in the region to deploy OpenWiFi’s technology stack to provide the general public and customers with seamless, fast, and affordable connectivity.

Multinet has been providing quality public Wi-Fi across Pakistan, covering all major airports, various public places, malls, and recreational areas with its Wi-Fi infrastructure with the objective of “Connectivity for all.”

“Our singular mission is to deliver superior connectivity solutions for Pakistan and reach out to the public and masses with our public Wi-Fi initiative,” said Adnan H. Zaidi, Chief Operating Officer at Multinet. “By using open and disaggregated technology, such as OpenWiFi, we will continue to lead the market with innovation that delivers exceptional service, quality, and reliability for the public, our customers, and stakeholders. With superior scalability, this will greatly scale up our public Wi-Fi footprint and reach.”

“OpenWiFi is the perfect solution for Multinet because it offers competitive total cost of ownership (TCO) and eliminates vendor lock-in,” said Sandeep Kohli, Connectivity Technologies and Ecosystems Manager, Meta and member of the TIP Open Optical and Open WiFi Program Groups. “It also eliminates the need to introduce additional controllers opening new deployment use cases, such as Wi-Fi networks built for the public, hospitality, sports and entertainment and retail segments, not previously addressed due to cost considerations in these markets.”

“Multinet is leading the region in open and disaggregated technology deployments and we’re excited to see how OpenWiFi will benefit Multinet’s customers,” said TIP Executive Director Kristian Toivo.

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February 16, 2023

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Tanaza and Edgecore Networks announce strategic partnership

Milan, Italy – Tanaza, a leading provider of cloud-based wireless management software, and Edgecore Networks, a leading provider of traditional and open network solutions for enterprises, data centers, and telecommunication service providers, are excited to announce a strategic partnership to provide MSPs and IT professionals with powerful, integrated solutions for wireless networking.

Under this partnership, Tanaza will support Edgecore hardware with its software and Edgecore will make its products available through its distribution partners as Tanaza Powered. This means that they will connect to the Tanaza cloud platform out-of-the-box.

Adopting Tanaza Powered Edgecore APs offers several advantages for MSPs and IT professionals, including:

Simplified management: With Tanaza’s cloud-based platform, MSPs and IT professionals can easily and efficiently manage and monitor their customers’ Wi-Fi networks from one place
Cost-effective solution, with enterprise-grade hardware: The combination of Edgecore’s robust equipment and the Tanaza platform allows customers to easily scale their networks from small & simple deployments to demanding high-density scenarios
Flexible and scalable: Tanaza offers a cost-effective comprehensive feature-set to providers of managed Wi-Fi services. And it can be extended with additional features to meet specific customer requirements, thanks to add-ons and 3rd party integrations in a continuously expanding marketplace
Free for small deployments: Under the Tanaza Basic plan, it’s possible to set up a network of up to three APs and keep it operational with no time limit. This means that this first (small) customer could even be managed with Tanaza completely free-of-charge

In addition to this partnership, Edgecore distributor STORDIS (operating from Germany and serving all EMEA), will provide Edgecore EAP102-T Wi-Fi6 devices to selected MSPs. This will allow MSPs to experience firsthand the benefits of the hardware/software combination enabled by this partnership.

You can apply for one here.

“We are thrilled to partner with Edgecore to provide MSPs and IT professionals with powerful, integrated solutions for wireless networking,” said Sebastiano Bertani, CEO of Tanaza. “By combining Edgecore’s enterprise-grade equipment with our cloud-based software and marketplace, we deliver unprecedented levels of robustness and flexibility together”.

“Edgecore has delivered Wi-Fi solutions around the world in different markets such as enterprises, campuses, hospitality, SMB, etc. Edgecore now is actively contributing to the OpenWiFi solution and has been working with many MSPs/ISPs in these two years,” said Tengtai Hsu, Vice President of Edgecore Networks. “We are excited to partner with Tanaza and bring their powerful cloud-based software to our customers. By making our products able to connect to the Tanaza cloud platform out-of-the-box, we are able to deliver a compelling hardware/software solution that is extremely easy-to-use and that provides the flexibility to be extended virtually with no limits”.

“We have been waiting for disaggregation in the wireless space to arrive for a long time and to be able to support two strong partners like Edgecore Networks – who are the leaders in Open Networking, and Tanaza – with their Enterprise Cloud platform, is really exciting for us! Open networking is in our DNA and now our line-up is further expanded with the addition of these OpenWIFI value options.” said Lukasz Lukowski, CSMO of STORDIS.

For more information about this partnership and the products available, please contact Tanaza or Edgecore.

About Tanaza

Tanaza is a leading provider of cloud-based wireless management software. Its platform enables MSPs and IT professionals to easily manage and monitor their wireless networks with high levels of operational efficiency and flexibility. Tanaza is a TIP OpenWIFI partner.

The company is based in Italy with global partners that include Comfast, Fortinet, Intelbras, and Linksys.

About Edgecore Networks

Edgecore Networks Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Accton Technology Corporation, the leading networking ODM. Edgecore Networks delivers wired and wireless networking products and solutions through channel partners and system integrators worldwide for data center, service provider, enterprise, and SMB customers. Edgecore Networks is the leader in open networking, providing a full line of open 1G-400G Ethernet OCP Accepted™ switches, core routers, cell site gateways, virtual PON OLTs, optical packet transponders, and Wi-Fi access points that offer choice of commercial and open source NOS and SDN software.

For more information, visit wifi.edge-core.com or contact [email protected].

About STORDIS

STORDIS is a global leader in building the next generation of Open Disaggregated, Datacenter, Telco, Cloud and Campus Networks. Their company’s mission is to enable customers to benefit from the latest technologies by helping them design their new networks using STORDIS’ expertise, training and support to ensure they succeed.

For more information, visit stordis.com, stordirect.com or route2open.com

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February 13, 2023

The Telecom Infra Project

The Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is an industry initiative aiming to break open the markets for Wi-Fi hardware, software, and services to reduce costs and increase Wi-Fi network availability.

OPENSOURCE WI-FI RADIO SYSTEM

OpenWi-Fi

Can hardware and software for Wi-Fi infrastructure be disaggregated – meaning, can the two be made independent or even open-sourced? If you ask the Wi-Fi subgroup of the Telecom Infra Project (TIP), the answer is yes.

The TIP OpenWi-Fi project is working to remove the lock-in effects of proprietary Wi-Fi hardware, software, and general architectures, with a view to reducing network costs and increasing ubiquity.

Thus far, the collaborative project – which is widely supported by, e.g., Facebook – is mostly working to develop disaggregated residential Wi-Fi service architectures.

OpenWiFi is a community-developed, open-source software for Wi-Fi. It includes both a cloud controller SDK and an Enterprise-grade Access Point (AP) firmware. Both are designed and validated to work seamlessly together.

TIP is also working on improved collaborative schemes to facilitate mobile and Wi-Fi convergence, including Wi-Fi offload.

The work by TIP may lend itself well to reducing the cost and complexity of deploying carrier Wi-Fi networks.

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February 9, 2023

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Powerful New DZS Xperience Cloud Managed Service Offering Helps Regional Service Providers Deliver the Ultimate Subscriber Experience

DZS Xperience Cloud delivers end-to-end network and subscriber visibility with an innovative cybersecurity suite, enabling regional service providers to take the worry out of in-home WiFi and network management and focus on enhancing the customer experience

DALLAS, Texas, USA, February 9, 2023 – DZS (Nasdaq: DZSI), a global leader of access, optical and cloud-controlled software defined solutions, today announced that it has expanded its Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled Cloud EDGE solutions suite to include a cloud hosted service offering. The new DZS Xperience Cloud is a multi-tenant managed service offering targeting regional and rural communications service providers and fiber overbuilders that want to deliver their subscribers superior WiFi management and service assurance, while enjoying all the cost and risk advantages of a managed service approach.

DZS Xperience Cloud delivers service providers powerful in-home WiFi management and service assurance capabilities from the Subscriber EDGE to the Access EDGE, enabling them to save precious time and capital and giving them the ability to easily access, monitor and manage the service. The innovative service includes an in-home cybersecurity suite that protects subscribers’ privacy and personal assets across all devices in the home and a feature for generating the required data for stimulus program compliance reporting.

Smaller and regional service providers currently have very limited WiFi management and service assurance options available to them and they are typically offered in the form of closed and proprietary solutions that often do not work with existing installed equipment. These solutions usually require WiFi device and hardware upgrades and lock service providers into financially onerous vendor relationships.

“We created DZS Xperience Cloud to extend the same award-winning benefits that our CloudCheck and Expresse products have been delivering to the most demanding tier-1 service providers for years, to regional and local operators in a managed service offering,” said Miguel Alonso, Chief Product Officer, DZS. “DZS Xperience Cloud is a truly open solution that seamlessly interoperates with legacy equipment, and delivers innovative capabilities that are designed to cost-effectively meet smaller service providers’ unique business needs. With our new cloud-based managed service approach, we have significantly enhanced and simplified the delivery of in-home WiFi experience management and AI-enabled service assurance and are proudly giving our service provider customers back the abiility to focus on what they do best – delivering the ultimate subscriber experience and generating new revenue opportunities.”

In addition to the unmatched experience quality that DZS Xperience Cloud makes possible, service providers can offer their subscribers a long list of differentiating new services, including:

“Shield”: an innovative service that offers subscribers advanced protection against cyber threats and the ability to prevent minors from accessing undesirable content
“TruSpeed”: a unique feature, that enables state-of-the-art speed tests and advanced regulatory reporting and self-service troubleshooting capabilities
A powerful, re-imagined CloudCheck app that comes with a graphically appealing, intuitive interface and enables subscribers to take more control of their user experience

DZS Xperience Cloud provides operators in-home visibility and analytics plus actionable insights from subscriber and network data through the award-winning DZS CloudCheck in-home WiFi experience management and DZS Expresse access network service assurance solutions. Deploying and operating these industry-leading solutions as a managed service helps rapidly transform today’s “Service Providers” into tomorrow’s “Experience Providers”, but without the headaches of enabling and operating the service themselves.

DZS delivers the service and provides access to data and analytics via an easy-to-use graphical dashboard. Customers can choose from an extensive line of DZS Subscriber EDGE gateways and access points, and can offer their subscribers a self-service mobile application to help optimally position in-home equipment, test WiFi speed and signal strength, implement family controls and more.

Alonso added, “DZS Xperience Cloud provides end-to-end visibility, so our customers can benefit from state-of-the art analytics and intelligence while making it easy to manage service assurance and the subscriber experience simultaneously.”

Typical results from DZS Xperience Cloud deployments include:

35% improvement in network quality of experience
35% reduced customer service calls
44% reduction in truck rolls
50% increase in remote issue resolution
80% reduction in number of subscribers experiencing interference
70% reduced subscriber coverage issues
20% increase in customer retention
2 – 4 times increase in Average Revenue Per User (ARPU)

In an industry that has historically been highly proprietary and focused on locking service providers into a single vendor, DZS Xperience Cloud stands out as a disruptively open, end-to-end, cloud-based analytics managed service that spans the diverse equipment found in leading global operators’ networks. DZS Xperience Cloud can be easily combined with the DZS Xtreme Access end-to-end orchestration and automation solution; its marketing-leading Velocity Optical Line Terminal (OLT) portfolio; and the high bandwidth, hardened, long-reach Saber 4400 coherent optical edge transport platform to deliver service providers a complete solution for offering multi-gigabit services.

To learn more about DZS, visit https://www.dzsi.com

About DZS

DZS Inc. (Nasdaq: DZSI) is a global leader of access, optical and cloud-controlled software defined solutions.

DZS, the DZS logo, and all DZS product names are trademarks of DZS Inc. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective holders. Specifications, products, and/or product names are all subject to change.

This press release contains forward-looking statements regarding future events and our future results that are subject to the safe harbors created under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements reflect the beliefs and assumptions of the Company’s management as of the date hereof. Words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “continue,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “forecast,” “goal,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “project,” “seek,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would,” variations of such words, and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Readers are cautioned that these forward-looking statements are only predictions and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. The Company’s actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in or contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to, those risk factors contained in the Company’s SEC filings available at www.sec.gov, including without limitation, the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and subsequent filings. In addition, additional or unforeseen affects from the COVID-19 pandemic and the global economic climate may give rise to or amplify many of these risks. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. DZS undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements for any reason.

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February 2, 2023

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OpenRoaming – Game Changer for Ubiquitous Wi-Fi Roaming

OpenRoaming is a Wi-Fi roaming initiative initially conceived and launched by Cisco but since taken over and today operated by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA).

OpenRoaming is a Passpoint-based roaming scheme bringing together identity providers and network providers into a so-called open roaming federation with currently over 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots and counting.

GAME CHANGER FOR SEAMLESS WI-FI

OpenRoaming Architecture

OpenRoaming Identity Providers
Identity providers can be any organization providing accounts for users. The most common and numerous types of identity providers within the context of OpenRoaming are fixed and mobile service providers. Still, anyone providing a user account can also be an identity provider. Both Samsung and Google are identity providers, and OpenRoaming is enabled by default in all Samsung devices from Galaxy S9 and in Google Pixel phones with Android 11 and above. Apple is largely expected to follow suit.

Game Changer for Passpoint

OpenRoaming is a game changer for the live deployment of Passpoint. The industrywide Passpoint project has been in the works since 2014, but the issue has always been the provisioning of Passpoint profiles.

Now finally, Passpoint is pre-enabled in devices from the factory for OpenRoaming. With this, Passpoint can achieve mass-market success not only in theory but also in practice, at least for the settlement-free use case within OpenRoaming.

Other identity providers could potentially be Internet giants like Facebook, Amazon, or Netflix and public networks such as WiFi4EU and Eduroam. Such companies and organizations would then be able to offer their subscribers auto-connect and secure access to Wi-Fi at participating Wi-Fi networks.

OpenRoaming Network Providers

The term network provider describes the participating venues or service providers who own and operate Wi-Fi networks. A network provider can be anything from major Wi-Fi service providers to hotel chains, malls, airports, or congress centers. The Wi-Fi roaming can be free or paid – the details are up to the roaming partners to agree upon.

OpenRoaming aims to build renewed popular support – among carriers and venues – for ubiquitous Wi-Fi roaming and Passpoint. We also see a use case for it together with Aptilo’s Zero-touch Wi-Fi IoT Connectivity invention.

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January 26, 2023

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Spectra Expands Commercial Deployment of TIP OpenWiFi across Multifamily Footprint

India’s Leading Service Provider Continues to Innovate By Building Disaggregated, Open-Source Networks

DELHI, India, January 31, 2022—Spectra, India’s leading managed service provider, today announced that it has expanded the commercial deployment of Telecom Infra Project (TIP) OpenWiFi solutions. TIP OpenWiFi will enable high-performance broadband services for Spectra’s Multi-Dwelling Unit (MDU) and Enterprise customers.

Spectra is changing the managed service landscape in India, providing end-to-end network solutions that revolutionize the customer experience. Spectra is committed to driving the Indian government’s goal of making India one of the top ten countries in the world for broadband access.

By building networks with TIP OpenWiFi solutions, Spectra customers will be offered higher bandwidth, better quality of service, and competitive prices, thereby changing how broadband is consumed in India. Spectra installed Access Points (APs) and a Cloud Controller from Inventum, a New Delhi-based technology company.

“Spectra’s mission is ‘to make life better’ and by building Spectra’s Wi-Fi networks with TIP OpenWiFi hardware and software, we are making life better for our customers,” said Udit Mehrotra, CEO and Managing Director, Spectra. “At Spectra, we believe in using the latest technological advancements, and this demonstrates to our customers why Spectra is the leading choice for internet and other managed services in India.”

“Spectra’s choice of using TIP OpenWiFi is a proofpoint to the industry that standards-based Wi-Fi software, cloud controllers, and access points (APs), offer a great customer experience and industry-leading innovation,” said Sandeep Kohli, Connectivity Technologies and Ecosystems Manager, India Market, Meta. “The Wi-Fi industry is ripe for disruption and partners like Spectra prove that they can ‘make life better’ for the industry and end-users with an open-source solution.”

“Our mission is to build the best cloud-enabled networking products for Indian businesses, said Sachin Mehra, Founder and Managing Director, Inventum. “TIP OpenWiFi will enable our customers to deploy the best wireless technology in the market and ensure a great experience for their end users.”

TIP OpenWiFi is an open source-based Wi-Fi architecture that enables multi-vendor, interoperable Wi-Fi networks. The TIP OpenWiFi-based solution enables Spectra to seamlessly mix and match access points and controllers from any TIP OpenWiFi compliant manufacturer, enabling it to easily expand its Wi-Fi footprint. It also allows developers to quickly create new applications given it is open source.

There are more than 300 companies involved with the TIP OpenWiFi initiative from OEMs, ODMs and Silicon Providers to Carriers and Service Providers to App Developers. Boingo Wireless recently announced its first wide commercial deployment of TIP OpenWiFi 6E solutions in the United States, and Virgin Media and the City of Dublin announced a field trial of a WiFi4EU-Compliant Network in the EU.

About Spectra:

Spectra is a leading network-as-a-service provider. Spectra’s purpose is to empower businesses and business owners by designing robust network services that deliver efficiency, scalability, and a hassle-free experience. Spectra’s goal is to become the partner of choice for businesses of all sizes in their digital transformation journey. Within our network-as-a-service offering we design, deploy, monitor, and manage end-to-end networks including WAN, LAN & network security for a single or multi-location environment using software-defined networks. Spectra has also ventured into offering AI/ML-based video analytics for many use cases across industries.

About Telecom Infra Project

Telecom Infra Project (TIP) is a global community of companies and organizations that are driving infrastructure solutions to advance global connectivity. Half of the world’s population is still not connected to the internet, and for those who are, connectivity is often insufficient. This limits access to the multitude of consumer and commercial benefits provided by the internet, thereby impacting GDP growth globally. However, a lack of flexibility in the current solutions – exacerbated by a limited choice in technology providers – makes it challenging for operators to efficiently build and upgrade networks. Founded in 2016, TIP is a community of diverse members that includes hundreds of companies — from service providers and technology partners, to systems integrators and other connectivity stakeholders. We are working together to develop, test and deploy open, disaggregated, and standards-based solutions that deliver the high quality connectivity that the world needs — now and in the decades to come. Find out more: www.telecominfraproject.com

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January 26, 2023

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Tanaza introduces a brand new free plan that allows MSPs to experience the advantages of hardware-agnostic network management at no cost

Milan, Italy – Tanaza, the leading provider of hardware-agnostic cloud-based Wi-Fi management software, is excited to announce the launch of its new freemium model and marketplace concept. This allows Managed Service Providers (MSPs) to deploy fully cloud-managed Wi-Fi with a wide range of hardware options, from high-performing to cost-effective, easily adding optional software features and third-party applications.

Milan, Italy – January 25, 2023 -Starting today, the Tanaza platform is free for up to three Wi-Fi access points with its Basic plan. This way, MSPs can get familiar with the benefits of software-hardware disaggregation on a small scale and play with no time limit, until they are ready to scale up. At that point, the Pro plan allows them to manage an unlimited number of APs, keeping all customer networks in one place, independently from the hardware used in each deployment.

“There is no limit to the size of Wi-Fi networks you can manage. Some SMEs already use Tanaza to manage their retail locations from one single dashboard. Also, Tier-1/2 ISPs are leveraging Tanaza’s technology to enable their managed B2B Wi-Fi offering, with tens of thousands of APs already deployed while using Tanaza’s APIs to virtualize hardware”, says Massimo Dragoni, Head of Solutions.

“We continue to support a large number of indoor and outdoor Wi-Fi APs, to give MSPs all the options they need, from Ubiquiti to MikroTik to Edgecore. Users can also expand Wi-Fi capabilities with applications and features from our marketplace, and this adds a number of ways for MSPs to create the Wi-Fi services that are best for them. In the future, we expect to offer even more features and services on the marketplace – like AI-based troubleshooting and optimization, Wi-Fi sensing, and tools aimed at supporting Wi-Fi planning and design” said Tanaza CEO, Sebastiano Bertani.

The new freemium model and marketplace are already available and interested parties can sign up on www.tanaza.com.

About Tanaza
Tanaza provides a cloud platform (SaaS) to empower Managed Solutions Providers (MSPs) that offer managed B2B Wi-Fi services. It delivers a centralized dashboard to manage all customers’ networks from one single place, independently of the devices used. It provides flexibility to leverage a broad range of supported 3rd party hardware options. The solution is ideal for companies providing Wi-Fi network services to SMB and SME businesses, not only for the flexibility of the hardware choice but also for the flexibility in relation to software features, as it’s possible to granularly enable add-ons and 3rd party integrations that can meet the requirements of a wide variety of deployment types.

The company is based in Italy with global partners that include Comfast, Edgecore, Fortinet, Intelbras, and Linksys. Visit www.tanaza.com

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January 25, 2023

2023 TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

Curious to know the upcoming 2023 technology trends? At World Cinema, we researched the industry and developed the following top two technology upgrades you can expect to see in the upcoming year:

Robots?

While we don’t expect robots to ever replace authentic, human-centered interaction, we do expect they’ll continue to grow in influence, making them the number one 2023 technology trend. Automated technology helps hotels with operations, the behind-the-scenes. The hotels that have used this technology exceptionally well are those that use automation to power the guest experience, using robotics to perform mundane tasks in order to provide time for employees to provide better, more personalized hands-on customer service. For instance, Dream Hollywood has implemented two robots that they use to deliver extra toiletries, etc. to guests. This frees up team members to provide those really exceptional experiences luxury guests are looking for.

However, it’s important to maintain the balance between using robots to automate operations without interfering negatively with the guest experience. People still want to interact with people, and what Dream Hollywood is doing differently is integrating their robots into the guest experience, and having them accompany staff and perform otherwise mundane duties is where they’re differentiating themselves positively.

Guest Demands

Guests are absolutely delighted when they see guest-facing robotics. They are quite savvy, however, to automation, especially when it takes away, rather than enhances, their experience. For instance, guests are not particularly thrilled when they check in at a kiosk, especially if they aren’t given the option of speaking with an agent at the desk. At boutique hotels, in particular, guests are in no particular hurry, they aren’t looking to minimize content and speed up their time in the hotel. They prefer to be greeted by a guest agent and then, say, handed a personalized cocktail by a robot in the lobby. Keeping that human connection is essential as we mix robotics and automation into the guest experience.

Enhanced Connectivity

Wireless networking technology is constantly evolving both from a features and value standpoint. Exceptionality occurs when connectivity solutions are not only scalable but transcend flawless functionality across all industries and their respective applications, both current and future, without impacting the customer. We’ve gone from providing a commoditized product to designing and executing digital business strategies, which focus on developing unique customer-centric solutions that are in alignment with end-user device and application modernization.

The average consumer is reliant on robust internet connectivity in their daily lives, to not only entertain themselves but to work, socialize and interact with the outside world. In addition to supporting residents’ personal devices, apartment Wi-Fi needs to support the property’s common areas and associated devices like cameras, lock systems, etc. Multifamily communities typically feature some sort of business area which advertises free Wi-Fi for residents to use at their leisure.

Process Automation

Automation is a growing sector of all enterprise, hospitality, and multifamily operations. Smart thermostats and lighting devices can significantly improve energy efficiency and financial performance for multifamily communities by monitoring usage and remotely controlling operations, with some companies reporting savings of 10-15% (Think Energy, 2022). Smart thermostats can adapt to a property’s unique needs through artificial learning, motion detectors, and pattern recognition, creating a seamless experience for residents and staff. Updating property technology with updated technologies like temperature controls and smart lighting allows management to monitor energy usage in real-time, providing insight into how the property is consuming energy.

Access Control

Access control is an increasingly important component of smart building technology as it enhances safety and security for communities. This value-added service offering is beneficial for residents, guests, and staff in addition to building owners and managers as it simplifies remote monitoring and security management. When combined with an AI-based common area camera system, properties can use facial recognition to allow or refuse access to specific areas. Additionally, managers can utilize video-based intercom systems and remote boundary alerts to enhance security and monitor suspicious activity.

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January 25, 2023

WORLD CINEMA DESIGNS RETROFIT INFRASTRUCTURE FOR BOUTIQUE HOTELS

World Cinema designs retrofit infrastructure solutions at the total lowest cost for boutique and historic hotels. Experienced in the design and wiring process, ImpruviX reviews as-built drawings to design a custom solution for boutique hotels. We customize our unique program for each building’s unique, pre-existing structure.

About

World Cinema designs updated, retrofit infrastructure for boutique hotels. In addition to improving guest connectivity, WCI designs technology systems to support smart devices like cloud-based common area cameras and automated HVAC systems. Thoughtful technology delivers personalized experiences to accentuate the charm and eclectic personality of boutique hotels.

Additionally, our support team works with each property’s continued development and operation, designing customized, future-proof solutions to ensure the network is a buildable foundation for new technologies like Web 3.0, Wi-Fi 7, and 5G. The ImpruviX solution is a cost-effective, long-term technology partnership. Our technology is designed to be adapted and built upon to grow in tandem with each property, working together to adjust to any future needs that may arise.

Extreme Personalized Technology

Boutique hotels use intuitive personalization to create a carefully curated experience for each guest. To complement these efforts, boutique hotels need to partner with a technology partner that specializes in customized retrofit infrastructure solutions. ImpruviX by World Cinema advances boutique hotels, bringing intuitive solutions for each property’s unique needs. These solutions include an invisible fiber deployment, in-building broadband backhaul that penetrates through walls, Fiber to the Room (FTTR), and more. Our solutions have minimal guest interruption and require little to no downtime.

*World Cinema has nearly 50 years of experience partnering with boutique hotels. Our portfolio is comprised of curated solutions specifically designed to fit each property’s unique set of needs.*

At World Cinema, we believe the history and culture of boutique hotels are an important part of their charm. It is important that retrofit infrastructure solutions enhance that legacy, rather than replace it. The ImpruviX solution prioritizes each property’s structural and aesthetic integrity, upgrading antiquated systems with cabling and wire design. Our team personalizes the network design process to highlight the individuality of each boutique hotel.

Customization is Key

Firstly, our team of specialized technology engineers carefully surveys each site, reviewing the cabling specifics and electrical as-built drawings to explore the existing technology structure. Then, we work alongside property owners and managers to create a customized connectivity solution for the property. Just as boutique hotels provide one-of-a-kind experiences, the ImpruviX retrofit infrastructure solution is built from the ground up for each building’s specific set of needs.

Technology Drives the Guest Experience

The ImpruviX solution supports boutique hotels in their digital transformation process by creating a connectivity solution with minimal impact on the property’s unique aesthetic. Providing secure, reliable internet access is an essential amenity for today’s guests, and the need for connectivity will continue to grow.

Guest-Centered Innovation

World Cinema’s industry knowledge fuels our design process, and we make network solutions that can grow to support new systems to improve the guest experience. Today’s hotel technology extends beyond the guests’ personal devices to contain property management systems (PMS) and customer relationship management tools (CRM). Furthermore, these advancements offer staff additional time to provide exceptional guest experiences. Thoughtful customization relies on careful documentation and the tools that store that data need a reliable network infrastructure.

Boutique properties bring a unique familiarity to the guest experience, and visitors are delighted to find that a property “remembers” their favorite scent or preferred room temperature. Guest-centered technology will continue to rely on updated, integrated CRM systems.

Property-Wide Support

Additionally, the ImpruviX solution includes digital signage and common area cameras with cloud-based video systems in addition to Wi-Fi. Today’s internal communication devices require a strong, connected network to ensure staff and guest safety. Hotels updated infrastructure to support the growing number of connected devices that contribute to guest and employee experiences. While the ImpruviX Common Area Camera System is fully agnostic, we predict cloud-based cameras will continue to grow in influence to improve safety and remote monitoring. Cloud-based technology relies on an updated connectivity network capable of storing data and communicating with little to no latency.

*World Cinema has a long history of providing thoughtful ingenuity to guests of luxury and boutique hotels.*

Scalable Technology

Antiquated cabling systems are incompatible with today’s technology, and they will continue to lose effectiveness as our needs evolve. To stay competitive, boutique hotels need to use scalable infrastructure to support growing connectivity needs. Our networking solutions bring minimal interference and disruption to daily operations. We support boutique hotels in doing what they do best: serve guests with exceptional, personalized service.

To learn more about our infrastructure solutions and the updating process, please visit https://www.wcitv.com

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