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The Total Cost of a Wireless Network: Page 2 of 19

Network Computinghas partnered with Jim Portaro, CTO of Integral Wireless Solutions, a wireless integrator, to provide a detailed estimate of the wireless network. To help you work out your own deployment costs, a customizable spreadsheet is available here (download the PDF).

As with any large project, the cost of a WLAN will no doubt be questioned by the CFO. So we also try to help you identify the return on this investment.

If the internal critics of this project are really clever, they might suggest other ways to achieve the benefits the wireless network is expected to deliver. To help you address those points, we also discuss these alternatives and how they compare to the wireless solution.

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Introducing The TCO Series
Still stuck on the business case for Wi-Fi? Our experts can help: We kick
off our new TCO series by working with a integrator to map out the total cost of
ownership for a fictional company's WLAN -- from initial planniing to
installation and future use.
Also:
Check out our customizable spreadsheet that shows all the costs you'll need to calculate TCO
• Download the Spreadsheet