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is essentially a choice of which
devices and M2M connectivity. But
generation of technology is going to
whatever the line of business, it will have
support your business now, and in the
unique requirements that need to be taken
future. Typically a wireless network
into account so that any wireless LAN
will be in place for five years before a
supports business processes, rather than
business will start looking to replace
the business needing to adapt to its IT.
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that whatever solution you opt for will
support your business and technology
needs for at least this time frame.
The latest generation is the 802.11ac
standard and offers greater bandwidth
and support for a higher density of WiFi users than the proceeding 802.11n.
As the number of wireless enabled
devices making their way into the
enterprise grows, the number of users
the solution can support becomes
critical factor.
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