Due to high demand, the marina required a WiFi service for berth holders and visitors. They required a solution that would suit their budget and also allow for expansion at a later date.
Profile
Town Quay Marina is one of four marinas owned and operated by Associated British Ports; the others being at Ipswich, Lowestoft and Fleetwood. Located on the eastern shores of Southampton Water, Town Quay offers unrivalled views of Southampton’s busy maritime activity, and direct access to the world famous cruising and racing waters of the Solent.
Town Quay Marina is the perfect base to explore the South Coast.
Solution
WiFi SPARK provided a high speed broadband equipped with our state of the art SPARK gateway. The SPARK gateway is responsible for providing your customers with a fast and robust service. Features include,
• Bandwidth control
• Content filtering
• Usage reports
• Customised welcome page
A cluster of directional access points were also installed by our engineers to provide coverage throughout the marina.
Functionality
Anyone using the system is automatically redirected to a fully branded Town Quay Marina WiFi Welcome Page which provides a number of free to access links, and various access methods for using the service. All berth holders have been provided with individual usernames and passwords which grant them free, unlimited access to the Internet through the SPARK system. They simply click “Log in” on the Welcome Page and enter their username and password. The Welcome Page also offers visitors the facility to purchase time on-line using a credit card.
Conclusion
With a trained and experienced team and over 800 sites, WiFi SPARK delivered yet another marina WiFi solution. The SPARK technology is developed and owner by WiFi SPARK and we have spent over 8 years perfecting it.
