Wireless Technologies Advantages

A growing trend is that companies encourage employees remote access and stay in the field. This gives you

the freedom to work. They may have a flexible work schedule. Rather calling business customers, they can visit clients build better relationships. Inventory and price details can be checked on portable devices Wi-Fi enabled, so that the negotiations can be done on the spot. Warehouses can start processing orders, and sales team on the field. This allows for faster delivery of goods. Throughout the supply chain benefits from this process.
In warehouses and health sector workers can use Wi-Fi devices for timely data entry and retrieval. Workers do not need to go to their work area offices to enter data. These technologies are most effective where there is a huge volume of transactions.

The company will also benefit from this approach, wireless infrastructure, they do not need to book a cab office for telecommuting employees. The money saved from the reduced cost of the equipment office. Corporations are beginning to realize that it's not about the number of hours spent in the office, which is important, but getting the job. Studies have shown that Wi-Fi gives you more efficiency and job satisfaction of employees. It was also found that the three main areas, Wi-Fi is the most effective are health care, retail and manufacturing sectors.

While many people prefer to use Wi-Fi, its security is the main concern. Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) - a circuit built for security Wi-Fi. Standard WEP uses a 40 bit key for encryption. Encryption can be much enhanced by a 128-bit key for encryption. But still experienced hacker can break into the network WEP 128 bit, freely available tools in a short period of time. If the company is highly dependent on its data security Wi-Fi, they should consider an alternative approach as a Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and IEEE 802.11i (also known as WPA2). These standards are built to overcome the vulnerability of WEP.

Currently in Australia, paddock, Optus, Telstra and Vodafone provides services 3G. Network connectivity, 3G or 3.5G is a good option for mobile workers when they need to transfer data, video, e-mail on the go. Until now, organizations should consider the costs associated with these services.

The company can build a wireless WAN to create a network between their regional offices, if they are to 5-6 km. Otherwise, they should keep it as a last resort because of the technical difficulties of building the network. This is also not a wise idea to connect to the Internet via a wireless WAN, the high cost of installation and maintenance. In Van wiring are less expensive, safer and more reliable.