Corporations often need more wide area network (WAN) bandwidth but are deterred by its high cost and slow speed. Pricing for these lines runs from hundreds to thousands of dollars per month, and typically the links deliver 1.5 Mbps of throughput. Now a small but growing number of firms are opting to use wireless LANs (WLANs) for their WAN links, because this option has no recurring monthly charge and provides up to 54 Mbps of bandwidth.
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Wireless LANs Gain Popularity Despite Risks
Posted by: Paul Korzeniowski November 16, 2004 05:00 AMCorporations often need more wide area network (WAN) bandwidth but are deterred by its high cost and slow speed. Pricing for these lines runs from hundreds to thousands of dollars per month, and typically the links deliver 1.5 Mbps of throughput. Now a small but growing number of firms are opting to use wireless LANs (WLANs) for their WAN links, because this option has no recurring monthly charge and provides up to 54 Mbps of bandwidth.