ROI for WLAN - Trends

Communications News,  August, 2003  

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If your organization is considering the deployment of a wireless LAN, the WLAN Benefits Calculator is a to01 you might want to investigate. The tool is built using Microsoft Excel and calculates ROI based on the productivity gains associated with increased access to the corporate network.

The spreadsheet is designed for flexibility and allows for simple changes to the parameters that describe the customer's environment, with the consequences of those parameter changes. Among the parameters are number of employees, percentage being considered for wireless, their average burdened salaries, percent of time spent in meetings, percent of time spent traveling with access to a public WLAN and costs associated with installing a WLAN. Results are then presented in terms of dollar savings, or payback in months, relative to the upfront costs for installation and hardware, and the recurring costs for IT support for the WLAN. All sections of the WEAN Benefits Calculator are supported with descriptive text to make the use of the tool straightforward.

For more information from the Wi-Fi Alliance: www.rsleads.com/308cn-268

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