NORCROSS, Ga.
Great Wolf Resorts upgraded its system network across its portfolio of resorts, from guest rooms to waterparks. Recently, Blueprint RF installed a Cisco Enterprise-Grade Network in 10 Great Wolf Lodge Resorts.
“Arguably, Great Wolf Resorts hosts some of the most demanding network users on the planet, kids,” says Rajiv Castellino, Great Wolf Resorts’ CIO. “Our young guests access every form of social media, online gaming, video streaming and sharing, and all at the same time. It’s a digital consumption trend we monitor very closely here."
Providing coverage across the expansive family destination resorts required Blueprint RF to install more than 960 Cisco Aironet Series access points and controllers that support the latest Wi-Fi Standard and are capable of delivering speeds of over one gigabit wirelessly. The installation also included 10-gigabit switches and other state-of-the-art network equipment throughout the properties.
The new networks serve more than 7,800 guest rooms, indoor and outdoor water parks, and common areas located in Michigan, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.
“Having a robust Wi-Fi infrastructure is a critical element to deliver a differentiated guest experience in the hospitality sector,” said Ed Jimenez, director of Cisco’s Digital Transformation Hospitality Practice. “Cisco has become the leading platform for enabling secure, manageable and scalable digital experiences. All of this allows Great Wolf Resorts to deliver the connected experiences today’s guests and their kids demand.”
In addition to the Cisco system network, Great Wolf Resorts will take advantage of Blueprint RF’s permissions proprietary interactive web-based network Dashboard that presents critical performance metrics.
