July 31st, 2007
STSN Acquires MyCall to Serve Business Travelers at 1,000 Partner Hotels in Europe
Business Editors/Travel Writers
SALT LAKE CITY–(BUSINESS WIRE)–April 1, 2004
Acquisition of MyCall by STSN Expands Global Network,
Creates Europe’s Largest Provider of Secure Wired
and Wireless Broadband Services
STSN, the world’s leading provider of secure, managed broadband services for the hospitality industry, today announced the acquisition of MyCall, an Amsterdam, Netherlands-based provider of high-speed Internet access to hotels across Europe. The acquisition confirms STSN as the leader in broadband services for business travelers in Europe, and increases the availability of STSN’s iBAHN(TM) wireless connectivity to key venue partners throughout Europe.
With this acquisition, STSN’s secure broadband solutions will be available in approximately 1,000 partner hotels in Europe with a footprint extending across 13 countries including Germany, Benelux and the United Kingdom. STSN installs, supports and manages secure wired and wireless broadband applications, managed conference technology services and secure Internet terminals at 1,900 hotels worldwide.
“In the past 12 months, business travelers’ need for secure managed broadband services in Europe has exploded,” said Graeme Powell, managing director, STSN Europe. “The acquisition of MyCall, with their well-established partner and client base, allows STSN to meet the growing demands of business travelers quickly and effectively by offering secure broadband connectivity, wherever they travel, even if they are not carrying a laptop.”
“Like MyCall, STSN focuses on the needs of business travelers, thus this acquisition is a win for both hoteliers and their guests,” explained Michael Hagens, chairman and CEO of MyCall. “We’re pleased that this acquisition will provide STSN’s unmatched service and reliability to MyCall’s installed base of partner hotels, providing a competitive advantage that will drive business travelers and corporate meeting planners to STSN-supported properties.”
STSN also acquires MyCall’s sales force and technical staff, doubling its number of European-based employees in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Spain, to serve hotel partners and business travelers.
About STSN
Founded in 1998, STSN is the leading global provider of secure broadband-to-go for business at premium locations such as hotels and conference centers. STSN’s premium iBAHN(TM) wired and wireless solutions provide increased productivity and connectivity options to business travelers and meeting planners worldwide with secure, reliable, easy-to-use, broadband connections in more than 1,900 hotels in North America, Western Europe and the Asia-Pacific region, including more than 265,000 guestrooms and hotel meeting rooms. STSN’s patented, end-to-end IP architecture uniquely delivers network monitoring, management and support capabilities that allow our venue partners to focus on hospitality, not technology. STSN’s worldwide headquarters is located in Salt Lake City.