Troon Yacht Haven becomes first Scottish marina to install Wi-Fi 6 technology

Troon Yacht Haven has announced its completion of a major connectivity upgrade across the site, bringing the latest Wi-Fi 6 technology to berths across the 400 berth marina.

As the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, Wi-Fi 6 is designed to comfortably handle a higher number of devices compared to the previous Wi-Fi 5 technology, perfect for a busy marina like Troon Yacht Haven. But, most importantly, Wi-Fi 6 can deliver greater Wi-Fi coverage at faster speeds.

Troon Yacht Haven’s initial monitoring shows areas of the marina which previously only had download speeds of 5Mbps is now seeing speeds of up to 60Mbps. This upgrade is complemented by 19 new access points across the marina, contributing to a major connectivity upgrade across the marina.

“We’ve seen an increase in the number of devices using our Wi-Fi service, along with a marked increase in data usage. Boat owners are changing the way they use their vessel and how they spend their time onboard; in many cases using it as a remote work station before or after a day on the water. So finding a solution to meet the requirements of modern day boaters was important to meet these changing demands and Wi-Fi 6 does exactly this.”

– Stephen Bennie, Marina Director