Chromecast Solution for Hotels: Stay Ahead of the Curve!

UTH Chromecast Solution for Hotels: a turnkey solution

UTH provides a turnkey solution that allows your guests to easily stream all their content to your TVs and connected screens. The UTH Chromecast Solution combines strong technical expertise (based on the latest technologies) with an in-depth understanding of the hospitality sector to fully satisfy your guests.

Installing Chromecast in your hotel means:

• Enhancing the guest experience by offering streaming on the in-room TV;
• Standing out by staying at the cutting edge of technology;
• Reducing your operating costs by lowering your entertainment budgets.

Our Chromecast Solution is multi-platform. It can be deployed on the existing network equipment in your property by adding a few components, or rolled out with a new high-performance WiFi network where it is natively integrated.

For your guests, the UTH Chromecast Solution for hotels guarantees an easy, stable and secure connection. They can connect any type of device (smartphone, tablet, laptop…), regardless of brand or operating system (iOS, Android, …).

From a technical standpoint, our know-how protects you from the risks associated with streaming in a hotel environment, particularly by ensuring the isolation of each room’s sub-network.

The “connected room”: a “home-like” guest experience

At UTH, the satisfaction of our clients – and beyond, that of their guests – is at the heart of our services and priorities.

The UTH Chromecast Solution for hotels goes far beyond simply transmitting images to a screen. It enables you to create a truly connected room that recreates, in your hotel, the network and multimedia environment your guests have at home — in a simple, intuitive and secure way.

Your guests can stream their favourite Netflix films and series to the room’s TV, listen to their Spotify playlists on connected speakers (if you provide them), print documents via WiFi on wireless printers or even connect their game consoles… Just like at home!

A happy guest is a returning guest. Our solution also ensures connection portability, so guests don’t have to log in and out of the room network every time they enter or leave.

What is Chromecast and how is it installed?

Chromecast is a device developed by Google that plugs into the HDMI port of compatible TVs. The TVs can then connect to the WiFi network and display real-time multimedia streams (“streaming”) from any device connected to the same network.

This makes it possible to stream HD or even 4K content from a smartphone, computer or tablet directly to the TV screen.

However, simply plugging in Chromecast devices is not a professional solution in itself. Without a suitable network architecture, this approach can create significant interference between devices and even allow, for example, content to be cast to the TV in a neighbouring room or access to other guests’ devices.

Despite its ease of use on the guest side, the UTH Chromecast Solution guarantees perfect isolation between rooms and the security of your guests’ data. In practice, we create dedicated sub-networks for each room within the hotel’s overall WiFi.

All devices with WiFi access in the room – including TVs equipped with Chromecast – are connected to and communicate within these “network bubbles”. Since these depend on the hotel’s WiFi, your guests remain connected to the main network even when they leave their room.

On their first visit, they simply scan a QR code displayed on the TV screen to be automatically associated with their room’s sub-network. The QR codes are regularly reset to ensure a high level of security.

The benefits of the UTH Chromecast Solution

Unlike more generalist providers, UTH is a specialist in the hospitality sector. We have an in-depth understanding of the business and its expectations in terms of standards and quality of service. Our Chromecast and connected-room solution meets these requirements, both from the perspective of the guest experience and of installation, monitoring and maintenance for the hotelier.

Expertise

• Technical expertise based on the latest technologies;
• Multi-platform, multi-brand solution;
• In-depth knowledge of the hospitality world and its codes.

Simplicity

• Fast installation, independent from the PMS;
• Optimal guest experience with easy QR-code connection;
• Remote maintenance.

Security

• Guaranteed isolation and protection for each room;
• Compliance with GDPR and applicable laws (connection logs, …);
• Guests never have to enter their credentials into third-party applications.

Even though Smart TVs are becoming more common and some providers allow login to services like Netflix, Disney+ or Prime Video, the UTH Chromecast Solution offers major advantages:

• It spares your guests from entering their personal usernames and passwords in third-party applications. A real benefit at a time when privacy protection and GDPR are central concerns.
• It is not limited to streaming films or series: your guests can also stream their music from Spotify or Apple Music, display PowerPoint presentations or Excel files on screens, and even play video games on the big screen.
• It forms the foundation of the “connected room” of the future and of the wider adoption of smart-room features serving the guest. While other solutions are limited to a few entertainment apps, the UTH Chromecast Solution helps you move towards the 2.0 hotel room.