Case Study: Shangri-La Hotel and Traders Hotel achieve hotel-wide high-speed Wi‑Fi and 40% more coverage with HPE Aruba Networking

Hotel-wide, high-speed Wi-Fi with latest Aruba wireless solutions

Traders Hotel by Shangri‑La in Abu Dhabi struggled with a fragmented, multi‑vendor Wi‑Fi that produced dead zones, poor performance with newer 802.11ac devices, and management and security gaps that threatened guest services and Wi‑based POS scalability.

The hotel deployed Aruba Wave 2 access points (AP‑303H plus AP‑207/315/275) and two 7200 series controllers, achieving full guest‑area coverage with a 40% improvement, seamless roaming, and per‑device speeds up to 16 Mbps. The upgrade reduced helpdesk calls, enabled tablet check‑in, digital menus, secure Wi‑Fi POS and staff walkie‑talkie apps, and delivered easy plug‑and‑play installation with HPE integration for future growth.

Shangri-La Hotel and Traders Hotel

Jun Vales

IT Manager