Cutting the cord: the world of wireless LANs

With higher speeds being developed, prices starting to tumble and standards being set, wireless LANs may show up in more horizontal applications, such as the mainstream office environment, reasonably soon. Product and price changes are expected in the second half of 1998, and 1999 very well could be...

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Published inManaging Office Technology Vol. 43; no. 5; p. 14
Main Author Chase, Charles
Format Journal Article Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cleveland OfficeVision, Inc 01.06.1998
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Subjects
Advantages
Applications
Bandwidths
Computers
Ethernet
Evaluation
Interoperability
Local area networks
Manufacturers
Prices
Service introduction
Trends
Wireless communications
Wireless local area networks (Computer networks)
Wireless networks
United States > US
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Summary:With higher speeds being developed, prices starting to tumble and standards being set, wireless LANs may show up in more horizontal applications, such as the mainstream office environment, reasonably soon. Product and price changes are expected in the second half of 1998, and 1999 very well could be the breakout year for the wireless office. The advantages of wireless are improved flexibility in configuring an office, reduced cost of installation and convenience based on the ability to protect the investment as a company grows and moves to a new location.
ISSN:1070-4051