TORONTO—Sonifi Solutions Inc. has unveiled website pairing for Staycast, an in-room streaming solution for hospitality. With website pairing, guests simply visit a website to connect to the in-room TV—no app required.
“As app fatigue grows, guests and hoteliers wanted an option that would not require any additional app downloads to connect,” said Kara Heermans, VP of product management and UEX at Sonifi. “The website pairing innovation came directly from listening to our customers and their respective guests.”
Sonifi’s website pairing technology works with any mobile browser and is backwards compatible with existing Staycast installations with no additional requirements. With website pairing, hotels have yet one more way to provide a safe and secure streaming experience. Staycast enables an isolated connection between the TV, the Chromecast and the guest’s mobile device, so that guests can only stream to the TV(s) in their own room. Hotels can now choose to enable that isolated connection via website pairing, via integration with their own app, through WiFi authentication, or via a Sonifi app—whichever option aligns with the guest experience they wish to create.