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Network voice, data, and digital over Wireless Internet can be profitable with prior planning

Businesses want their employees to be mobile. People are buying wireless devices. Wireless has many aspects to consider. Campus-wide deployment of networks is not as expensive as in years past. And don't overlook WiMAX microwave as a profit center.

Add a voip gateway to a wireless Internet access point, or provide radio band wireless access to a business or campus.

Cell phone plans can be costly during weekdays, although in-network calls are "free." Perhaps reducing costs using wireless is profitable? A combination of SIP and DSL access offers point to point free calls during weekday prime hours. WiFi also provides service for real time traffic. A T-1 line at your head end is not as expensive as one might think.

WiFi is now seen in airports, McDonalds and Barnes and Noble Booksellers. In airports it is expected and airline passenger flight plans are somewhat determined by wireless and WiFi availability in International airports. This is an emerging market that can be controlled by the billing software and network setup. WiFi access can be free, pay by the day, or limited by charging for blocks of time. Even DSL faces a challenge from wireless providers that beam a signal to your location with a dish slightly larger than those used by Dish Network and Direct TV.

Wireless Internet for home use requires line of sight to and from the transmitter. Water towers are often used in samll towns and rural areas. The technician must be able to establish a link from the residence to the tower. The technician's software can tell him or her the distance to the signal source, the amount of jitter, and the quality of the link being established. Just like satellite television looking for a satellite in the southern sky wireless Internet providers are concerned about obstructions, but are not as concerned about weather since the signal path is shorter and the signal is stronger.

A little known fact about wireless Internet to the home or office is that download and upload transmission rates are usually the same. Where a 1.5 Mbps DSL connection may offer 1.5 Meg down and 512 Kb up, a wireless connection will offer 1.5 Meg both ways, tying into to a higher speed fiber optic connection at the provider's receiver transmitter.

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