SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Comcast
Business announced that Hilton San Francisco Union Square hotel has
upgraded its Comcast Business Ethernet services spanning its 1919
guest rooms and 130,000 square feet of meeting space, to provide a
strong and reliable Internet experience for its guests. With the
upgrade, Hilton San Francisco Union Square has moved from two
Internet circuits of 500Mbps to two dedicated 1Gbps circuits,
upgradable to 10Gbps.
Hilton San Francisco Union Square, the brand's largest property
in the Western U.S. and the largest hotel in San Francisco, hosts a variety of corporate
clients including leading organizations in the tech sector, making
it imperative that its Internet offering is high-speed, reliable,
flexible to scale and able to rapidly respond to the demands of its
clientele in both its guest rooms and meeting spaces. It is equally
important for the hotel to be able to provide the bandwidth to
support guests' social activities including streaming video or
other content to keep in touch with loved ones, while meeting
industry standards to support up to 6,000 guests online at the same
time.
"One of the essential amenities we offer to our guests is
Internet and our goal to support as many users with as much
bandwidth at the highest speed possible at any given time is made
possible by using Comcast Business' Ethernet," said Pejman Parvazi, Area Manager for Information
Technology at Hilton Worldwide. "We have been impressed with
Comcast's ability to address our needs and provide the potential to
grow while offering reliable support. It is important for us to
deliver high quality amenities to our guests."
Comcast Business' Ethernet solution has enabled Hilton San
Francisco Union Square to help attract large scale conferences and
events based on their ability to support clients' broadband needs,
including the ability to work online throughout the hotel and
high-speed support for all devices.
"Reliable and efficient solutions are critical to the hotel
industry in today's digital environment," said Ted Girdner, Vice President of Comcast Business
for Comcast's California Region. "Hilton San Francisco Union Square
is providing access to information, and we're pleased to provide a
solution that enhances the hotel experience for all its
guests."
About Hilton San Francisco Union Square:
Located in the heart of downtown San
Francisco, Hilton San Francisco Union Square offers easy
access to Nob Hill, Chinatown and fantastic shopping, dining and
entertainment at Union Square. This grand hotel is one of the
largest on the West Coast offering 1919 guest rooms in three towers
and 134,500 square feet of meetings and special events space,
including 73 meeting rooms and an opulent 30,000 sq. ft. Grand
Ballroom that occupies an entire floor and can accommodate up to
3,200 guests. For the ultimate home-away-from-home experience, the
hotel features a fully-equipped, modern fitness center, an outdoor
heated swimming pool and whirlpool, and the Urban Tavern
restaurant, a modern Gastro Pub offering an exciting menu and a
lively atmosphere.
About Comcast Business
Comcast Business, a unit of Comcast Cable, provides advanced
communication solutions to help organizations of all sizes meet
their business objectives. Through a next-generation network that
is backed by 24/7 technical support, Comcast delivers Business
Internet, Ethernet, TV and a full portfolio of Voice services for
cost-effective, simplified communications management.
For more information, call 866-429-3085.
Follow us on Twitter @ComcastBusiness and on other
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at http://business.comcast.com/social.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is the nation's largest video, high-speed Internet
and phone provider to residential customers under the XFINITY brand
and also provides these services to businesses. Comcast
has invested in technology to build an advanced network that
delivers among the fastest broadband speeds, and brings customers
personalized video, communications and home management
offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is
a global media and technology company. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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