Aussie Broadband and Accor ink 5 year connectivity deal

The deal will see the telco modernise connectivity across the hotel giant’s portfolio.

Telco Aussie Broadband has signed a five year partnership deal with hotel operator Accor Hotels in a move to modernise its infrastructure across the entire portfolio.

In this strategic partnership, Aussie Broadband will work with Accor to upgrade connectivity across its portfolio through the transition to high-speed fibre-based internet.

Aussie Broadband told CRN Australia it is working with Reivernet and multiple Accor PABX partners throughout the partnership.

This connectivity will help enhance the guest experience through increased bandwidth, a more seamless access experience, and Aussie Broadband’s network with its extensive domestic and international peering links to all major streaming and content delivery services.

Participating Accor hotels will receive Aussie Broadband’s market support and customer service, with a fully managed transition to Aussie Broadband in partnership with Accor’s existing Wi-Fi partners.

Aussie Broadband will implement voice over IP (VoIP) over the new fibre links, to provide quality and reliability for communications.

The links will facilitate improved operations by enabling Accor properties to transition away from legacy ISDN based technologies, backed by multiple redundancy options to ensure uninterrupted connectivity.

Aussie Broadband has also become the first telco to join Accor’s digital Procurement Platform, Purchase Plus, to simplify and streamline purchasing, supplier arrangements and workflows through AI-powered invoice matching and processing capabilities.

Adrian Williams, COO of Accor in the Pacific region commented on the new deal, “Our partnership with Aussie Broadband is an exciting step in modernising connectivity across our hotel network and enhancing the digital infrastructure that supports our guests and teams.”

Brian Maher, group chief executive at Aussie Broadband Group Chief Executive Brian Maher said, "Our technology solutions will ensure Accor visitors have faster and more reliable internet, better voice connectivity, more redundancy, and a telecommunications backbone that is future-proofed.

“It’s also another demonstration of Aussie's ability to work with major Australian businesses to design and deliver complex solutions that saves time and drives efficiencies.”

The hotel chain’s portfolio contains more than 360 hotels in Australia.