Red Sea Global
Saudi Arabia
Hospitality
Client background
As Saudi Arabia continues its Vision 2030 transformation, Red Sea Global (RSG) is redefining luxury tourism through world-class hospitality, sustainability and digital innovation. To support the expansion of its flagship destinations, The Red Sea and AMAALA, RSG selected HPE Aruba Networking to deliver guest WiFi solution, capable of providing seamless connectivity across one of the largest hospitality developments in the world.
The new enterprise networking platform delivers a Wi-Fi-first experience for guests, staff and operations, ensuring high-performance connectivity across resorts while supporting intelligent automation, environmental monitoring and personalised digital services.
The challenge
Red Sea Global is developing some of the world’s most advanced luxury tourism destinations. As the resorts continue to expand, the organisation required a networking platform capable of delivering:
🔹 Enterprise-grade Wi-Fi across an extensive resort footprint
🔹 Seamless guest connectivity across indoor and outdoor environments
🔹 Always-on availability for mission-critical services
🔹 Secure connectivity for staff, guests and operational systems
🔹 Scalable infrastructure to support long-term expansion
🔹 Intelligent automation to simplify network management
🔹 Support for high-bandwidth applications including HD video streaming
The network also needed to underpin smart destination technologies, enabling environmental monitoring, digital guest services and operational efficiency while maintaining the premium experience expected from luxury hospitality.
By selecting HPE, we are not only addressing day-to-day connectivity needs for our guests but also enabling a foundational digital platform that supports our broader strategic vision of delivering exceptional guest experiences.”
Group Head of Technology & Corporate Excellence, Red Sea Global
The solution
Red Sea Global deployed a comprehensive AI-native HPE Aruba Networking solution, creating a self-driving network architecture extending from the data centre core through to the wireless edge.
The deployment includes approximately:
🔹 17,000 enterprise Wi-Fi access points
🔹 10,000 switching and routing devices
🔹 Aruba Central AIOps for AI-powered network assurance
🔹 Aruba CX enterprise switching
🔹 EdgeConnect Enterprise SD-WAN appliances
🔹 End-to-end secure enterprise networking
The Wi-Fi-first architecture provides continuous, high-performance wireless connectivity across resorts, allowing guests to remain connected while moving freely throughout the destination, including streaming high-definition video while cycling around the resort.
The result
The deployment delivers:
🔹 Approximately 17,000 Wi-Fi access points installed
🔹 Around 10,000 switching and routing devices
🔹 Capacity for 20,000 simultaneous connected users
🔹 AI-native network automation and assurance
🔹 High-performance Wi-Fi throughout luxury resorts
🔹 Simplified network management using Aruba Central
🔹 Secure, resilient enterprise connectivity
🔹 Foundation for smart tourism initiatives
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