2. The Challenges ofWireless LANS
(EnterpriseWi-Fi)
Wirelessconnectivityisthehotteststoryofthe
decade.Todaycustomersareconnectingwirelessly,
choosingthefreedomaffordedbyWi-Fioverthe
tethersofnetworkcabling.Withthatfreedom,
comescertainbandwidthandsecurityissuesthat
requireprofessionalattention.Employeetraffic
competeswithconstantstreaming,Googling,and
tweeting.Communicationchannelsarecrammedwith
everythingfromnewsfeedsandvoice;tovideos.This
explosionofbandwidth-hungrytrafficisstraining
wirelessnetworkstotheirlimits.
“90% of the people in the US can now connect to
the Internet whenever and wherever they want
wirelessly...”
—FCCNationalBroadbandMaps,December2012
Wi-Ficontinuestoadvance.Inthepast,itmayhave
beenlimitedtoafewaccesspoints(APs)inindividual
agenciesordepartmentsbutnowwirelesshas
becomemission-criticalandintegraltogovernment
strategy.
Designing,deployingandsupportingahigh
performanceand“alwayson”wirelessnetwork
requiresengineeringexpertise.Ifthenetworkdoesn’t
measureup,usersandguestsfromaroundthestate
willmakeitknown.Theymayevenchoosetodeploy
theirownhotspotorotherconnectivity,runningup
costsincellulardataplans,causinginterference,and
potentiallybreachingsecurity.
The Benefits ofWireless Done Right
Howcanyoucost-effectivelycreateawireless
environmentthatwillofferfast,reliable,secure,
andseamlessWi-Ficonnectivitythroughoutyour
agency,educationalinstitution,clinic,orothermedical
facility?You’llfindtheanswerinRF-WorksWireless
asaService(WaaS).Thismonthlyserviceoffers
expertassessment,networkdesign,implementation,
optimization,andsupportofwirelesstomeetuser
demandforaccessanywhere,atanytime,onany
device.
WithWaaS, you will gain:
Increased productivity - Getfast,always-onWi-Fi
connectivityfromanywhereinthecoveragearea.
UtilizeITstaffformissioncriticalapplicationsinstead
ofbeingburdenedwithconnectionissues.
Lower operational costs - Userscanavoidcellular
networkdatachargesandwastedexpensesfroma
lackofwirelessnetworkconnectivity.
Better security - Enterprisewirelessinfrastructure
inyourentitywilllinkdirectlytotheStateof
Ohionetwork,withallthenecessarysecurityand
governance.
Improved end user experience - Employees,partners,
guestsandcitizenswillexperiencezero“deadspots”
withinthecoverageareaandenjoyperformance
engineeredtoyourrequirements.
High availability - Wirelesscoveragemeetsyour
businessrequirementsforsecurityandavailability.
Wireless as a Service - the solution you need...
RF-WorksWirelessasaServiceisstructuredaroundamethodologydevelopedbyexpertsoverthelast25yearsanchored
byunparalleledtechnicalexpertise.
RF-Worksengineersareamongtheworldsmostexperiencedatdesigningandimplementingenterprisewirelesssystems.
We’vebuilthighperforming,highlyavailablewirelessnetworksinthousandsoflocations.
“We recognized we couldn’t continue to do business from a state perspective the way we were doing it.”
—Stu Davis, CIO State of Ohio
Ohio One Network -Wireless
“Governments will increasingly favour cloud computing over long-running in-house ITdeployments to contain costs and
increase predictability.” accourding to Gartner