Wireless and Mobility

Today’s professionals are increasingly mobile and roam outside traditional office boundaries. Even though this mobility is a business imperative, connectivity to people and information must be constantly available. In order to provide solutions that meet the needs of these mobile professionals, traditional networks and applications must evolve. No longer are separate cellular and 802.11 wireless network solutions acceptable. Manufacturers are beginning to produce dual-mode and tri-mode appliances that can be used on multiple networks with multiple protocols.

In order to ready your internal networks to leverage these devices and support your internal and external customers, traditional wired and wireless networks must be upgraded. They must be able to carry voice over a wireless network as seamlessly and effectively as data. However, without software and applications that can prioritize voice over data, access points can rapidly become overwhelmed and cannot scale.

This is why infrastructure providers have increasingly utilized wireless controllers or switches to manage wired and wireless networks with the same security, Quality of Service and Manageability required by wired networks. When utilizing the necessary hardware, software and devices, powerful solutions can be deployed.

This works well within a company’s internal network, but what about solutions that support mobility beyond the traditional office boundary. IP Softphones or Extension-to-Cellular solutions enable the mobile professional to access low speed or high speed networks and appear as if they were still in the office regardless of where they may be located. When traveling, a combination of an IP Softphone, Tablet, Laptop and a Smart Phonecan provide business quality communication even if the network speed is less than acceptable to carry voice. When bandwidth is limited to low speed or dial-up, users can signal over the data network, but utilize the cellular network and mobile phone to carry acceptable quality voice conversations.

ROI Networks has assembled a best-in-breed combination of mobility solutions that increase productivity, extend access to corporate applications and prepare networks for the predicted onslaught of voice onto corporate wireless networks. If you would like to learn more, simply call or e-mail us and we will provide the experience necessary to realize maximum benefits from your mobility investments.