Case Study: Positron Access Systems achieves gigabit in-room Wi‑Fi over existing wiring with Cambium Networks

Boost Efficiency Using Existing Wiring and Indoor Wi-Fi Solutions

Positron Access Systems helped hotel operators facing the costly, disruptive prospect of rewiring to upgrade guest connectivity; properties needed reliable, low‑latency Wi‑Fi, seamless roaming and client isolation without tearing out existing coax or phone wiring. To solve that challenge Positron’s G.hn Access Multiplexer (GAM) was paired with Cambium Networks’ indoor Wi‑Fi solutions (XV2‑2 and cnPilot e410 APs) and cnMaestro management to deliver a practical retrofit path to Gigabit‑class in‑room service.

Cambium Networks supplied the APs and cloud management while the Positron GAM (GAM‑12‑C and G1002‑C+ endpoints) used existing coax to create a Gigabit Ethernet backbone: up to 1.7 Gbps aggregate per subscriber over coax, with each GAM coax port serving 32 rooms (1:16 split and one endpoint per two rooms) and a 2:1 room‑to‑AP ratio. The combined Cambium–Positron deployment stabilized connectivity, enabled seamless roaming, VLAN isolation and PoE‑powered in‑room APs, supported the Grand Rapids (96 rooms) and Warren (80 rooms) properties, and avoided costly rewiring while delivering clear performance and manageability gains.

Positron Access Systems

Pierre Trudeau

President and CTO