It explains in great detail how 802.11b high-speed wireless LANs work and the technical challenges involved in setting them up. If you're in the process of trying to migrate part or all of a network to wireless, you're not alone. In order to access your data from anywhere in the world, that data has to be stored somewhere. The title of the article couldn't make it any clearer. This is a primer on some basic issues to consider before signing the dotted line with a wireless Internet Service Provider.
Issues discussed include availability,throughput, downtime and security.
META Group Building a wireless system requires extensive tactical coding, not just an XML stylesheet for each device. This article looks at some of the technical issues organizations should consider when building a wireless solution. The article also provides helpful technical information for organizations that are planning a future wireless build-out. Despite the apparent advances in wireless web access heralded throughout the high-tech industries, many obstacles remain before the promise of mobile wireless data access comes to fruition. This article suggests that carriers are going to have to develop new ways to establish a footprint that would rely on a broad installation of low-power transmitters throughout a coverage area to replace the towers of today.