The GPON solution manages the following IT & Building services:
- Access Control
- High Speed Internet
- IPTV – Foxtel
- IPTV – MATV
- IP Telephony
- Wi-Fi for Guest
ibis Styles Brisbane Elizabeth Street Hotel is located at the heart of the Brisbane CBD, the 367 room ibis Styles Brisbane (this is the largest Ibis Hotel in Australasia) and has uninterrupted views of Brisbane River and the South Bank cultural precinct.
The best shopping and dining in Brisbane is at its doorstep with access to Queen Street Mall, Treasury Casino, Eagle Street Pier, Convention Centre and public transportation.
Fredon were commissioned by Brookfield Multiplex under a full design and construct contract to provide electrical, communications, IPTV, Access Control and Fire Detection to the entire hotel.
The design encompassed on site HV substation, main switchboard, back up essential power generator on the roof, rising mains, T off switchboards and distribution boards, general light and power to the corridors and rooms along with full dry fire detection solution, Vin Card door access control, and full fibre to the room GPON solution for data, WiFi, TV and phone distribution.
Challenges:
The entire site footprint is extremely small, with the building taking up the entire site. Coupled with a busy road and limited lift access, Staff and material logistics proved challenging.
Project Achievements / Outcomes :
The new hotel had an extremely small and narrow footprint.
When comparing traditional Category 6 ethernet equipment to the state of the art GPON equipment, the GPON solution was chosen because;
- It is very effective use of space
- There was no space for a major communications room without major cost implications.
- Ease for IT operation’s
- Less IT equipment to manage.
- Cost savings
(the GPON solution requires less space when compared to a traditional Cat 6 ethernet installation).
About : Ibis (or Ibis Red; stylized as ibis) is a brand of economy hotels owned by Accor. Created in 1974, Ibis became Accor’s economy megabrand in 2011 with the launch of Ibis Styles and Ibis Budget.
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