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BUSINESS DIRECTORY ENCLOSURES & RACKS We rack your world! TESTING TOOLS UPS THE UK’S NUM BER ONE NETW ORK INFRASTR UCTU S P E C I A L F E AT U R E wireless networks RE MAGAZINE April 2016 S P E C I A L F E AT U R E To advertise in NCN contact Francesca on 01634 673163 or email [email protected] wireless networks Things can only get better What to expect from the Internet of Things revolution Take me to church A prefabricated data solution for Sagrada centre Familia On a roll out Working with Back in business installers is a challenge for demands of users roll out. up to the increasing a successful Wi-Fi network can stand on how to implement Ensuring the Wi-Fi ZyXEL offers advice planning a Wi-Fi Kevin Drinkall of Any organisation and end users. faced with a Fourth utility installation is inevitably it’s critical Having experienced struggling to the simplicity 20 years of options, but e’ve had nearly up a using Wi-Fi in their homes, many people bewildering arrayof setting Whether it be businesses to ensureand wireless are surprised a basic staff BYOD are addressed byneeds theoffactors of innovation in needed tothatbethese cope with the include: considered when deploying to provide Key questions an a wireless network at their place of business. or hotels failing technology and successful roll out. programmeTony to use? What stream toAlcatel-Lucent Kelsall number networkat Enterprise right technology (ALE) explains that the process need not cause explosion in the what is the guests with a reliable their room, headaches. access points (APs) TV shows from and how many, and usage of mobile W still devices, yet we about frequently hear under networks buckling corporate Wi-Fi today’s user demands. 26 26-28 Wireless – Zyxel.indd 26 type, their favourite How can we manage as the ‘fourth utility’ should be deployed? Wi-Fi is now regarded users? being effectively for our 1: A standard solution? due diligence is mplementing the network enterprise grade Wi-Fi and not enough a wireless network. technology is not just a case of putting What standard? done before installing in an access point and logging on – if One of the first things to consider when only it were! Businesses are looking planning on introducing a wireless for mobile solutions to their business network is what standard to go for. 15:50 needs, as well as introducing new This17/03/2016 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. or upgrade so you need to ensure I 22 22-24 Wireless – Alcatel.indd 22 WIRELESS 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. How to ensure PLUS: 01 Cover.indd 1 a successful Wi-Fi roll out Industry news and views • Cable managem ent 17/03/2016 15:49 systems • The latest products • Modular infrastruc ture 17/03/2016 39-42 Directory.indd 42 09:52 23/03/2016 12:07