Sunday, May 13, 2007

Data connections to workspaces

One of the most obvious uses of wireless networks within the office is to replace (or avoid the installation of) wired data connections to PCs. As more and more workers use laptop computers and handheld computers and work in more flexible settings, the “access it anywhere” nature of wireless is a big advantage. Of course, wireless will probably never completely replace wired networks for an ironic example, the engineers who design all this cool wireless gear will probably still rely on super-fast wired networks to transfer their gigantic
drawings, schematics, and plans across the network in a shared work space environment. For most of us, however, the wireless state of the art is sufficient for us to “pull the plug” on wired networks.