Professors and students can communicate during the week and research pertinent topics while devoting class time to the discussion of their findings. Compared to a wired network, it takes a fraction of the time. At the Randolph School, after the site survey was complete, installation took only two days. Installing a wired network with similar coverage would have taken at least two months. Wireless also is cost-effective for schools that are adding portable buildings or transferring students among various classrooms.
Load balancing ensures a fair share of bandwidth for all users.
No hogging is allowed. The volume of data that can be transmitted over a wireless network using the IEEE 802.11 standard is about 11 megabits. This works out to more than 128KB per second per user, which is equal to more than 50 phone calls coming in at the same time. That depends on site topography and the distance between the two network endpoints. With proper design, users should experience a seamless roam from one cell to the next.