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How Can an Intelligent Wi-Fi Investment
Impact your Business?
About Lopez Research LLC
Founded 2008 in San Francisco
Boutique Mobility Market Research
& Strategy Firm
Clients: Start-ups through G2000
6 of the Fortune 20 are clients
About Maribel
• Market Researcher
• Events conference chair
• Speaker
• Columnist
• Author
Agenda
• Current mobility trends affecting the SME space
• Options for wirelessly enabling your business
• Tips and best practices for evaluating various wireless
solutions
72% of
business
leaders rank
mobile enabling
the business as
their top
concern
72% of
SMEs are
supporting
BYOD
67% of
SMEs
surveyed plan
to enable 5
more mobile
apps in the
next 12
months
35% of
business leaders
surveyed have a
formal mobile
strategy
Employees expect…
• Device connectivity
• Greater bandwidth
• Apps, apps, apps
• Home quality experience
New Network Demands
• Multiple devices per person
• Diversity of devices, applications
• Speed, capability differences
• Rapid changes
New Demands, Updated Strategy
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Things to Consider
Evaluation Criteria
• Cost
• Complexity
• Features
• Reliability & Resiliency
New Standards
Navigating Options
Integration with Existing Infrastructure
On-Premise or Cloud Wi-Fi
Equipment
Benefits
• Rip and Replace Benefits
– Upgrade legacy infrastructure
– Dual radio supports legacy & new clients
• Overlay Benefits
– Use only where you need capacity
– Supports needs of newer clients
– Offload makes existing network run better
New WLAN Products, New Benefits
Enterprise-Quality Management
Consistent Policies
Security for Personal Devices
Zero-Touch Provisioning (ZTP)
Survivability
Options to Fit Your Budget
Feature Richness
Contact Info
Maribel Lopez@MaribelLopez
forbes.com/sites/maribellopez/
P. +1-415-894-5781
C. 617-872-8631
