A hotel runs two networks in the same walls. One is guest-facing and needs to be fast, reliable and invisible: room Wi-Fi, IPTV, casting, guest device connectivity. The other is operational: property management, point-of-sale, electronic door locks, housekeeping tablets, CCTV, conference AV. Both live on the same structured cabling infrastructure, and both fail in guest-visible ways when the cabling underperforms.

Excel is specified across the full guest-to-operational spectrum. Cat6A copper for high-density Wi-Fi in guestroom corridors and event spaces. OM4 fibre risers linking floors and linking the hotel to the conference centre. Environ racks sized to fit the MDF room the hotel actually has, not the one the spec assumes.

Hospitality specifiers also care about what the cabling looks like. Excel data outlets, floorboxes and faceplates are available in finishes that work in guest-visible areas — reception, lounges, meeting rooms — not just back-of-house comms cupboards. One product range covers the whole property, with appropriate finishes for each room type.