While both WLAN management platforms have roughly the same feature set, they also share some shortcomings. Most noticeably absent in both offerings is reliable rogue AP detection and location.
Both can detect rogues by scanning APs that support the feature " both the Symbol 4131 and Proxim AP-2000 in my test bed could detect rogues. However, depending on which APs comprise your WLAN, you may be stuck without the ability to detect rogues at all or, in the case of the Symbol AP, rogue AP detection may require disrupting regular operation of the wireless segment in order to scan.
Once both management platforms detect rogue access points, they alert admin to their presence, but can only indicate which APs "heard" them and at what signal strengths The task of further location of these interloping devices will likely fall to a handheld analyzer and an administrator walking the halls.
Another shortcoming is that both management platforms support only a limited list of specific APs and firmware versions. This means that admins' future AP purchase orders are bound by their management platform's list of supported APs and that upgrading existing APs to latest firmware versions will likely render them unmanaged until support is available via a management server upgrade.
While these support limitations exist for both servers, Airwave's list of supported APs is noticeably longer, both in the vendors and specific models of APs they support.
Subsea cable alternatives can provide a level of comfort for those concerned about disruptions. Realistically, they will continue to play a small, but critical role in the short term.
Maintaining existing network infrastructures often incurs huge technical debt before newer technologies are adopted over time.
Amid ongoing regional uncertainties, telecom infrastructure in the Middle East has expand to include terrestrial low-latency network infrastructure, which offers resilience and agility in navigating political complexities without relying solely on undersea networks.
