Trade file · Building systems
Hospitality Radar follows 5,780 hotel projects in planning, construction and renovation. For network, in-room TV and AV, about 1,050 of them are being specified right now, while the products are still being chosen, and about 980 are buying. A product that is already in the spec goes into the tender with the best odds.
Hotel projects entering specification for network, in-room TV and AV, by quarter.
Hotel projects entering the purchasing window for network, in-room TV and AV, by quarter.
Estimate from each project's opening year and typical lead times for this trade. Later quarters fill up as new projects are announced, so a lower bar further out is not a falling market.
Cities with the most hotel projects being specified for this trade right now. The city file opens with your trade on top.
Projects being specified now or entering specification in the next 12 months, by region.
Share of projects with a known class. Our coverage is strongest in upscale and luxury hotels; midscale and select-service projects are being added.
For network, in-room TV and AV, specification typically runs from 18 to 10 months before opening and purchasing from 12 to 3 months before opening. There are two ways into a project: through the specification or through the tender. A product that is already in the spec goes into the tender with the best odds.
A specialised IT/AV consultant or owner's representative typically specifies network, cabling, Wi-Fi and AV systems during the design phase, working alongside the architect and electrical engineer and managing vendor RFPs. Procurement runs through the general contractor or electrical/IT installer, coordinated with FF&E/OS&E procurement, and for branded hotels the choice of equipment is constrained by the brand's technical standards for Wi-Fi generation, screen size and cabling class.
Network backbone and cabling are specified during design, long before a project reaches the press, while brand standards keep raising the minimum Wi-Fi generation and screen size. Suppliers who are not on the RFP list by then miss the tender entirely.
Brand renovation programmes are swapping 55-inch guestroom televisions for 65-inch units, as seen in Hilton Waikiki Beach's property-wide upgrade. Larger panels raise both the hardware spend and the wall-mount and cabling requirements per room.
Source: insights.samsung.com
Conference and event areas are moving from dedicated matrix cabling to AV-over-IP platforms such as Crestron DM NVX, already running in dozens of Las Vegas hotel and casino properties. That shifts the signal backbone onto the same IP network as guest Wi-Fi and building systems.
Source: avnetwork.com
AVIXA expects the venues and events vertical, which includes hospitality, to outgrow every other pro-AV market through 2029. The association attributes the growth to the broader experience economy rather than traditional meeting-room collaboration tech alone.
Source: avixa.org
Industry estimates put USD 12 to 15 billion in capital expenditure and property improvement plans as due for completion across the hotel sector within two years. Technology line items, including network and Wi-Fi, are part of that overdue backlog and tend to move on a compressed timeline once a PIP is issued.
Source: hotelsmag.com
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As of November 2026. Figures are estimates, rounded, and recalculated with every update of the radar.