Food and hospitality trades

Connectivity for bars and nightclubs

Peak crowds, tabs, ID checks and cameras. Orders, payments and deliveries arrive over the internet. When it drops, the kitchen is busy and nobody can pay.

Internet, wireless and security for bars and nightclubs

Each of the three has to be right, and they are usually bought from different companies. We compare them together.

Internet

Point of sale, streaming and camera systems share the connection.

Wireless

Handheld terminals have to work in a packed room.

Security

Payment and camera systems need to be secured.

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Tabs open, terminals offline

By the Telecom Agency advisory team

At midnight the room is packed, hundreds of phones are on the air, and the handheld payment terminals lose their connection with tabs still open.

What a consultant changes

An advisor designs wireless that gives payment devices their own protected lane, and backs up the internet line. Telecom Agency also looks after the cameras and ID systems that share the network, so one advisor answers for all of it.

How Telecom Agency shops the market for bars and nightclubs

The advice
An advisor recommends wireless that gives payment terminals a protected lane in a crowded room, with a backup for the internet line.
The price
Wireless and connectivity are quoted together, and the advisor includes the cameras and ID systems that share the network.
The service
Late-night outages are escalated by the advisor, who knows the account and the providers.
  • No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
  • Every provider compared, none favoured
  • One contact for every carrier
  • Reviews and support after the install

An illustrative scenario based on situations common among bars and nightclubs. It does not describe a specific client.

What we usually put in place

  • Internet with automatic cellular backupService continues when the main line fails.
  • Guest Wi-Fi apart from the registersCustomers online without touching payment systems.
  • Online ordering and phones togetherCalls, orders and delivery apps that do not compete for bandwidth.
  • Protected payment networkCard systems isolated and monitored.

Providers that often fit

The shortlist depends on your addresses. Open a provider to check availability where you work.

The best connection available,at a price you can compare.

Tell us where you work and what you run. An advisor brings back internet, wireless and security options side by side, at no cost to you.

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