GigNet Announces Agreement with Grupo Emérita to Provide Fiber-Optic Broadband Connectivity and Managed Services to Aloft Playa del Carmen and the Aluna Resort Tulum

Both resorts were developed by Grupo Emrita, a leading hospitality and real estate development company in the Riviera Maya and Yucatan.

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  • Both resorts were developed by Grupo Emrita, a leading hospitality and real estate development company in the Riviera Maya and Yucatan.
  • We are a 100 percent Mexican company that was born in the Southeastern Peninsula, specifically in Mrida.
  • To date, we have built 67 developments on 1,489 hectares, said Carlos Alberto Palma Rodriguez, founder of Grupo Emrita.
  • Mark Carney, OBE, President of GigNet Mexico stated, We are happy to add Grupo Emrita as a Mexico-based hospitality name brand that is embracing the benefits of fiber-based Managed Services.


GigNet, a Digital Infrastructure company with an extensive regional fiber optic broadband network from Costa Mujeres, North of Cancún, through the Hotel Zone of Tulum, announced today it is providing Broadband and Managed Services to provide secure, high-speed Internet for two major hotels in the Riviera Maya - Aloft Playa del Carmen and Aluna Resort Tulum. Both resorts were developed by Grupo Emérita, a leading hospitality and real estate development company in the Riviera Maya and Yucatan.

“We are a 100 percent Mexican company that was born in the Southeastern Peninsula, specifically in Mérida. To date, we have built 67 developments on 1,489 hectares,” said Carlos Alberto Palma Rodriguez, founder of Grupo Emérita. “Our developments are known for superior economic performance, thanks largely to the fact that they are located in the best areas of each city. We are developers of Aldea Zamá in Tulum and the Yucatán Country Club in Mérida, among others. Our clients demand exceptional quality in every aspect – and today that includes world class fiber-optic connectivity. GigNet has a proven reputation in Quintana Roo, and we look forward to working with them in additional projects in Mérida.“

Mark Carney, OBE, President of GigNet Mexico stated, “We are happy to add Grupo Emérita as a Mexico-based hospitality name brand that is embracing the benefits of fiber-based Managed Services. More than just secure high-speed connectivity, our Managed Services solutions enable clients to access a range of new hospitality technologies, including products that GigNet is developing internally and with strategic partners. Grupo Emérita is the kind of forward-thinking company that will keep Riviera Maya at the forefront of the international tourism industry for years to come, and we look forward to growing our relationship in Quintana Roo and Yucatan.”

ABOUT GIGNET

GigNet is the Mexican Caribbean brand of GigNet, Inc., a U.S. based international Digital Infrastructure company specializing in Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) and Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP) for enterprise customers including hotels, resorts, retailers, offices, large commercial operations, governmental offices, and medical and educational facilities, as well as fiber-optic transport services for mobile phone operators in the region. Through its Mexico operating subsidiaries, GigNet, S.A. de C.V., and Sanalto Redes Peninsular, S.A.P.I. de C.V., the Company is a fully licensed telecommunications provider in Mexico. GigNet is actively adding customers to its extensive regional broadband network in the Mexican Caribbean, one of the largest and fastest growing tourism and new residential development destinations in the world, with over 25 million annual airport visitors. GigNet is a leader in the Digital Transformation of the region.

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