Related to your market competitors…how are you competing with other rental properties that provide WiFi for their residents? How many leases are you closing—tied directly to WiFi as a resident amenity?
Focused on WiFi as a resident amenity…what post, question and/or observation might you add to this discussion thread—as a multi family property management leader?
We are tracking these WiFi trends:
==>>New apartments are providing lavish amenities in a fierce competition to attract and keep their residents—that include WiFi.
==>>A 4-fold increase in global, public WiFi hotspots to 5.8 million by 2015, for consumers who want it for their smartphones and tablets.
==>>Between 2010 & 2011, mobile platforms overtook desktop platforms in percentage of WiFi devices.
==>>83% of user expect WiFi through a bundled package.
Here are the key questions about WiFi as a resident amenity:
A. How are apartment owners using WiFi to differentiate their communities?
B. What is the difference between hotspots & community-wide WiFi?
C. How are WiFi usage trends in student housing compared to conventional apartments?
D. What are the risks of installing your own WiFi network? Are there network security liabilities that apartment owners & PM leaders should worry about?
E. Can your IT or tech team set-up WiFi internally? What are the pitfalls? What are the security liabilities and how does the FCC CALEA Law factor in? Can the FCC fine apartment owners $10,000 a day for not being CALEA compliant?
F. Why is industry research telling us that apartment wireless is the #1 amenity that residents are asking for? Why are 64% of students willing to move out of a community entirely based on WiFi access and bandwidth?
G. How are the largest PM companies leveraging WiFi to increase their rental rates and maintain high retention rates?
Industry Knowledge, WiFi As Resident Amenity
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