Why Old Wifi Hot Spots Are A Thing In The Past And The Benefits Of Adopting A Social Wifi Network.
First off many customers question what is a social WiFi network? A social wifi network is a public WiFi wireless free zone that enables users to connect their smart phones and tables to the internet by logging in with their social media account (Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn or email).
With the retail and restaurant establishments who currently offer a free WiFi system run into a number of challenges and security implementations that the USA and Canadian government . These governments are looking to put strict policies on offering free WiFi services. Many organizations who are providing "Free Hotspot Zones" should follow certain security restrictions of not allowing their customers to browse certain restricted websites. This is usually offered by hosting a controller type of environment that has the capabilities of content filtering.
The second solution to start a social WiFi offering is to purchase the additional hardware from a technology vendor and not have to worry about additional costs of licenses and monthly fees. The only additional monthly fees you would need to maintain are the hosted monthly social WiFi fee which ranges between $25cad/month and up to $50cad/month depending on features you require. Based on our knowledge and from what the majority of restaurants and retail stores are following is that they are mostly selecting a managed service offering and not choosing the route of purchasing their own hardware. When trying to manage your own hardware a restaurant owner will have to worry about compatible hardware with the hotspot social WiFi application.
The costly maintenance contract for the hardware, the firmware updates on the access point and many more costs that are involved. Many restaurants in the greater Toronto area are choosing companies such as Connectsim.ca to manage their wireless, licenses and anything related to their social wifi campaigns.
Depending on the package you select their managed offerings also include free SEO monthly keyword packages and a whole set of corporate branding packages. Their Mid level marketing package includes restaurant design menus displaying Free WiFi zone on each page, free retractable roll up banners, free design table covers, high end glossy coasters with a logo and displaying Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn login, facebook website design and twitter design and they also manage your yearly facebook and twitter pages.
So to summarize the hardware needed for a social WiFi zone depends if you'll be hosting it with a VAR (least start up costs and set up is fast), if you'll purchase the hardware yourself (needs a expensive controller, expensive router and extensive knowledge to set up). The last alternative route you can deploy is a cheap WiFi router but it will still cost you roughly $200-$400 to purchase plus licenses, as well you will need to purchase additional equipment to filter out content and bandwidth and to manage campaigns. The smart choice to deploy a social WiFi campaign is to select a managed service provider.
With the retail and restaurant establishments who currently offer a free WiFi system run into a number of challenges and security implementations that the USA and Canadian government . These governments are looking to put strict policies on offering free WiFi services. Many organizations who are providing "Free Hotspot Zones" should follow certain security restrictions of not allowing their customers to browse certain restricted websites. This is usually offered by hosting a controller type of environment that has the capabilities of content filtering.
The second solution to start a social WiFi offering is to purchase the additional hardware from a technology vendor and not have to worry about additional costs of licenses and monthly fees. The only additional monthly fees you would need to maintain are the hosted monthly social WiFi fee which ranges between $25cad/month and up to $50cad/month depending on features you require. Based on our knowledge and from what the majority of restaurants and retail stores are following is that they are mostly selecting a managed service offering and not choosing the route of purchasing their own hardware. When trying to manage your own hardware a restaurant owner will have to worry about compatible hardware with the hotspot social WiFi application.
The costly maintenance contract for the hardware, the firmware updates on the access point and many more costs that are involved. Many restaurants in the greater Toronto area are choosing companies such as Connectsim.ca to manage their wireless, licenses and anything related to their social wifi campaigns.
Depending on the package you select their managed offerings also include free SEO monthly keyword packages and a whole set of corporate branding packages. Their Mid level marketing package includes restaurant design menus displaying Free WiFi zone on each page, free retractable roll up banners, free design table covers, high end glossy coasters with a logo and displaying Twitter/Facebook/LinkedIn login, facebook website design and twitter design and they also manage your yearly facebook and twitter pages.
So to summarize the hardware needed for a social WiFi zone depends if you'll be hosting it with a VAR (least start up costs and set up is fast), if you'll purchase the hardware yourself (needs a expensive controller, expensive router and extensive knowledge to set up). The last alternative route you can deploy is a cheap WiFi router but it will still cost you roughly $200-$400 to purchase plus licenses, as well you will need to purchase additional equipment to filter out content and bandwidth and to manage campaigns. The smart choice to deploy a social WiFi campaign is to select a managed service provider.
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posted by Vittoria @ May 24, 2015
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