Accor NA selects AT&T to enable Wi-Fi connectivity in hotels

Telecomworldwire, June 26, 2008

TELECOMWORLDWIRE-26 June 2008-Accor NA selects AT&T to enable Wi-Fi connectivity in hotels(C)1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

US communications holding company AT&T Inc (NYSE: T) announced on Wednesday (25 June) that the company has been awarded a USD9m contract by Accor North America (NA) and its Motel 6 brand, a hotel company in North America and a subsidiary of Accor Worldwide. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, AT&T will provide Managed Internet Service (MIS) and firewall and router implementation services, at over 600 hotels of Motel 6 in the US. These new services are expected to enable hotel guests to have Wi-Fi connectivity at a low price.

The AT&T network is highly scalable, and reportedly offers Accor NA the flexibility to customise its network services to expand and increase to higher levels of bandwidth.

In addition to network services, AT&T will provide Accor NA with a full suite of voice and Internet access services.

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