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Benefits of Wireless Networks
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The emergence and continual growth of wireless networks are being driven by the need to lower costs associated with network infrastructures and to support mobile networking applications that offer increased efficiency, accuracy and lower costs.
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Mobility
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Wireless modems are fast, transparent and always on. No dial up required.
Mobility enables users to physically move while using an appliance, such as a handheld PC or data collector. Many jobs require workers to be mobile, such as inventory clerks, healthcare workers, policemen and emergency care specialists. Of course, wire-line networks require a physical line or wire between the user’s workstation and the network’s resources - making access to the network impossible unless already working at the workstation.
Mobile applications requiring wireless networking includes applications that depend on real-time access to data that is usually stored in a centralized database. If your application requires mobile users to be immediately aware of changes made to data, or if information put into the system must immediately be available to others, then you have a definite need for wireless networking. For accurate and efficient price markdowns, for example, many retail stores use wireless networks to interconnect handheld bar code scanners and printers to databases that hold current pricing information.
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Affordability
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Wireless technology offers immediate and considerable savings because it eliminates the need to install and establish a physical network. There is no need for an infrastructure that connects the user to his/her computer, which is in turn connected to a network. The connections are transparent.
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Increased Reliability
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For small-business to make the Internet integral to its functions means eliminating the downtime and sluggishness of dial-up networking. With little or no physical network, there is less opportunity for the cabling to fail due to faults, erosion or cable wear and tear.
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Long-term Cost Savings
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Change is inherent in any successful organization. Companies reorganize, resulting in the movement of people, new floor plans, office partitions and other renovations. These changes often require reorganization of the cabling network, which is both expensive and burdensome. With wireless networking, there is no cable. You can move the network connection by simply relocating the workstation.
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