Centrally located in the city center, directly opposite the theater and only a few meters from the cathedral and city hall, a new Motel One hotel opened in the imperial city of Aachen at the end of March. In addition to rooms with mini spas and comfortable box-spring beds, the design hotel also impresses with its individual interior in reference to Aachen’s past and present. As a long-time partner of Motel One, we are very excited about the hotel chain’s new location, which is just a few minutes’ walk from our headquarters. We have provided high-speed Internet lines for the property, expanded the WLAN across the board and installed 259 new smart TVs from Samsung. The use of the WLAN as well as the TVs runs via our self-developed platform conn4. So nothing stands in the way of a future stay with first-class WLAN connection as well as a wide selection of entertainment via the room TVs. We welcome the Motel One Aachen in our imperial city and wish a good and successful start.

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Sustainability is of great importance to our company. Therefore, we have decided to reward our employees with an attractive offer, through which we combine the topics of environmental protection and employee satisfaction.
From now on, all our employees have the opportunity to receive an electric company car – regardless of professional experience and position. In this way, we want to support the mobile independence and the associated quality of life of our workforce in both their professional and private lives. At the same time, this measure is intended to actively counteract the current challenges posed by rising costs in almost all important areas of life. In these times of crisis, it is particularly important for us as an employer to act responsibly and in favor of our employees.
The goal we are pursuing is clear: to increase employee satisfaction through needs-based adjustments and, at the same time, to inspire greater awareness of our environment. Our employees are delighted with the new offer and the first orders have already been placed.
Other additional benefits we offer our employees at m3connect include an above-average employer contribution to the company pension plan, 30 vacation days, lifelong learning and development opportunities, KiTa allowances, joint attendance at events such as Rock am Ring, bonuses for weddings or the birth of a child, a company bicycle and many more. Last month, we also introduced remote work as a new working model to give our employees a better work-life balance. This means that it is now possible to work flexibly in terms of location two days a week – whether at home, with a partner or even abroad.
It is important to us at m3connect that our dedicated employees use their skills to the best of their abilities and that we reward their contribution to the company’s success. That’s why we are constantly working to optimize our comprehensive overall offering and to be a place for our employees where they are supported in all their life phases and can realize their talents, visions and successes.
By the way: We are always looking for new talents for our team. Our open positions are available here: https://lnkd.in/dDuXwcM.

Our Key Account and Sales Manager Avdo Iljazovic reports in the May issue of Bankmagazin about our networking solutions for financial institutions and the importance of a customer WLAN. Using our collaboration with Sparkasse Aachen as an example, he explains why cyber security is supported by a customer WLAN at an institution with sensitive data, and gives an insight into the future of digital customer service offerings in branch offices. He also answers the question of why a robust infrastructure is so important as the foundation of all digital services. Read the entire interview here.

After two years of “abstention” due to the pandemic, our m3 rockers were finally able to enjoy Germany’s biggest traditional festival again. A total of 40 m3 employees were among the 75,000 visitors and enjoyed an unforgettable festival experience. Headliners at the festival included Green Day, Muse and Volbeat. Other acts included Placebo, Måneskin, Marteria, Beatsteaks, Jan Delay, Scooter and other well-known top acts.
Those who stayed at home may hardly believe it at first, but the corporate success of m3 also benefits from the shared experience of such an event: In a great mood and cheerful celebratory mood, our colleagues proudly presented the company and symbolized team strength by hanging up the m3 flag and wearing our m3 hoodies, T-shirts and jackets uniformly. After all, this is not the case everywhere – a 2016 study by the AOK found that one in four respondents complained of a negative working atmosphere, and that this had a negative impact on productivity and motivation. We asked our colleague Daniel Stevens, who works at m3connect as Head of Account Management and describes himself as the “biggest fan of the campaign”, for what reasons the shared festival experience is important, and to what extent he believes it has a positive effect on the team and the company. We would like to present his conviction – as the initiator of the campaign – to you here verbatim:
“The annual festival visit to Rock Am Ring is a very special highlight, as the participating colleagues experience great and, above all, unforgettable moments together in an incomparable atmosphere. Weeks, even months in advance, the anticipation is shared à la “It’s finally coming soon!” and “Which bands do we want to see?”. On site, the camp is then set up together and lived in together for days. Great concerts are visited and it is laughed together extensively, sung, danced and celebrated. The festival visit welds together in a very special way and even creates one or the other friendship among the participants. Team building in a class of its own.”
It’s great to see that our colleagues enjoy spending time together even away from the workplace. The strong team culture and the lived values of m3 are a valuable basis for the company’s success

This year’s IHA Hotel Congress will take place on June 29 and 30, 2022 at the Lindner Congress Hotel Düsseldorf. As a partner of the IHA Hotel Association, we will of course be there again this time. Our Sales Managers Rosaria Weiland, Avdo Iljazovic and Constantin Cremerius will be at our exhibitor stand to talk about our field-tested, forward-looking solutions. They will present our unique networking concept with SD-WAN as well as our solutions for WLAN portals, room TVs and digital signage that are based on it. The three are looking forward to two eventful days with many interesting discussions.

We can finally share the next date for Rock in Rott with you. Unfortunately  our charity festival had to be cancelled in the last two years. Therefore we are now even more pleased to announce that Rock in Rott will finally go into the third round from August 12 to 14, 2022!

On the first weekend after the summer vacations we will celebrate, dance, sing, laugh and have fun together at the Sportpark in Rott.  As usual, the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to charitable organizations. That’s why the slogan for our festival is called: Rocking for a good cause!

In order for all proceeds from ticket sales to be donated, the event must be financed through sponsorship. Information about sponsorship opportunities is available here. We are grateful for every company that participates and helps making this event possible.

All updates and further information about Rock in Rott 2022 can be found on our Facebook channel , on Instagram and on the Rock in Rott website.

 

Since September 2021, we are pleased to announce a new office in the United Arab Emirates.

The Middle East is undergoing major economic growth and we look forward to supporting our customers there with our solutions and all-round service. As usual, we offer the complete package from project management to installation and on-site support.

We are excited about the developments in this market and look forward to accompanying them in the future with our international customers in the hospitality and retail sectors.

 

When it comes to setting up a first-class network infrastructure in the hospitality sector, the leading budget and economy hotel chain B&B HOTELS trusts us as a reliable and strong partner in our joint project “Future Network”.
We are very pleased that the trade magazine “hotelbau” reports about the successful implementation of our “Future Network” in its January issue. An insight into the article can be found here.

All information about the “Future Network” project, such as the exact network requirements, the uncomplicated implementation at new locations, the advantages for the hotel chain as well as the individual hotels and the enabling of a digital guest journey through additional features, can be found in our Case Study.

 

At the Hotel-Restaurant Schwanen in Metzingen we were able to implement a very special project together with ASSA ABLOY Sicherheitstechnik GmbH. The hotel of the Wetzel family, which features 71 guest rooms, a restaurant, a bar and a conference area, is currently renewing its network infrastructure with the aim of increasing its own hygiene standards. For this purpose, together with Assa Abloy, the manufacturer and supplier of locking solutions and security systems, we implemented a door locking system that allows guests contactless access to the guest rooms via app.

m3connect of course provided the necessary network infrastructure and the integration of the door locking system. Hardware from the renowned manufacturer Ruckus was used and the entire building was equipped with Ruckus R550 access points. The access points not only feature the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology (802.11 ax), but also an integrated IoT module, which allowed the door locking system to be directly and easily integrated into the network.

The Hotel-Restaurant Schwanen has been relying on m3connect’s services in the field of network infrastructure, WiFi and digital signage for many years. That means they benefit from great cost efficiency, operational stability and, above all, flexibility. We would like to thank the Wetzel family for their trust and look forward to further projects in the future.

After a year off in 2021, we were back at CES in Las Vegas this year to catch up on the latest tech innovations. This year, CES was dedicated to the two technological megatrends of the future: intelligent automation and developments in interactive online and on-demand consumer goods and services in the wake of the pandemic – the new Metaverse.

In addition, breathtaking screens with razor-sharp images using QLED and routers with moving antennas were presented, among other things. By realigning the antennas as soon as the receiving device is moved, the signal is constantly improved.

We had an exciting time with many new impressions and are already looking forward to the next CES.