Cerium Technologies and Huawei Partner to Power Green Smart Hotels with FTTO

The hotel industry is undergoing an unprecedented transformation, driven by rapid technological advancement. Seizing this opportunity, Cerium Technologies has partnered with Huawei to advance the development of smart hotels. The collaboration is centered on the FTTO solution, which provides the dual benefit of a superior network experience and unwavering security assurance for customers.

About Cerium Technologies

Founded in 2008, Cerium Technologies brings over 15 years of industry expertise through a specialist team that operates at the intersection of technology and hospitality. The company is dedicated to delivering ICT solutions specifically designed for hotels, built on three core principles: professionalism, customization, and security.

Professionalism: The company possesses deep insight into the unique challenges of the hotel industry and is committed to solving them.

Customization: Cerium Technologies delivers tailored technical solutions designed around the specific needs of each hotel, ensuring they align with real-world operational requirements.

Security: It treats security as the foundation of every system design—not an add-on—so that all infrastructure consistently meets the highest standards.

New challenges faced by the hotel industry

Daniel Just, CEO of Cerium Technologies, highlighted several multifaceted challenges facing the hotel industry:

Guest requirements: Guests expectations are evolving as they increasingly seek digital experiences and expect hotels to deliver high-speed, seamless connectivity along with a range of intelligent services.

Operational efficiency: Hotels are struggling to deliver efficient management and services with increasingly limited resources.

Sustainable development: Reducing energy consumption and carbon emissions without compromising service quality has become a key priority for the hotel industry.

FTTO solution: Foundation of smart hotels

To tackle these challenges, Cerium Technologies partnered with Huawei to leverage the FTTO solution. This enables hotels to achieve digital transformation and sustainable growth, positioning the solution at the forefront of smart hotel network development with the following advantages:

Simplified architecture: Unlike traditional three-layer solutions, the FTTO solution replaces active switches with passive optical splitters, streamlining the architecture into just two layers. This eliminates the need for an ELV room and reduces energy consumption by 30%.

Higher efficiency: Optical fibers can be routed directly from optical splitters to guest rooms. A single fiber supports multiple services—including phone, TV, and Internet access—which eliminates the need for repeated network installations and significantly reduces both deployment and O&M costs.

Green and low-carbon: Fibers feature a long service life, corrosion resistance, and high bandwidth. Their capacity can evolve from 10G to 50G and up to 200G in the future, enabling "one-time cabling and 30 years of worry-free use."

Typical case: ME Marbella Hotel project

In the five-star hotel project in Spain, Cerium Technologies deployed FTTO with Wi-Fi 7 to address challenges of limited wireless coverage and high O&M costs. By routing optical fiber directly to guest rooms, the solution ensures comprehensive, high-speed Wi-Fi coverage and delivers the following key benefits:

Improved guest experience: The solution provides seamless, high-speed Wi-Fi coverage throughout the entire hotel, guaranteeing a superior digital experience for guests in every location.

Reduced O&M costs: It simplifies network architecture by minimizing intermediate devices and complex cabling, leading to significantly lower O&M costs.

Future-ready infrastructure: Built on optical fibers with a long service life, the solution supports future network upgrades and higher-speed service expansions for the next 25 years without requiring a foundational overhaul.

Energy efficiency and sustainability: The solution significantly reduces power consumption and cooling demands. It also eliminated over 80,000 meters of cabling and saves more than 120,000 kWh of electricity annually, offering substantial cost savings alongside clear environmental benefits.

Cerium Technologies and Huawei have been strategic partners for the past decade. Through the joint efforts of both parties, the vision of smart hotels is rapidly becoming a reality. "The FTTO solution delivers a high-speed network to every corner of a hotel," said Daniel Just. "Its simplified architecture significantly reduces construction costs while supporting long-distance transmission, making it ideal for covering large spaces like villas. The result is a seamless, high-speed experience with no blind spots. Our collaboration with Huawei is dedicated to providing hotels with an unparalleled user experience, scalable growth, and robust security, ultimately reshaping the future of the smart hotel."