How can huge buildings (hotels, skyscrapers, etc.) have WiFi throughout them but a moderate sized house has trouble with the WiFi signal reaching the other side?
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A hotel for example, doesn’t just have a single wireless access point (basically a wireless router) – it has anywhere from a half dozen to hundreds depending on size and layout.
Hotels can live and die based on their internet access, and many chains have brand standards on internet access and can fine franchisees if they get complaints. They also have corporate IT which sets those standards.
So, if you had a new hotel built, your chain’s IT department would have one/a few different providers they would allow you to get equipment installed and supported by. That company would come in, inspect the hotel in a site survey, and make recommendations on equipment based on the layout and material. Then, they come out and install those, do a post-install survey to ensure that the installation is meeting brand standards for coverage.
Source: Worked 6 years for a major HSIA provider for the hospitality indurstry. Your small 40-room EconoLodge might have 4 Access Points, while a sprawling 2000 room resort might have many hundreds.
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