Fluke Networks Offers New Wireless Bundle

Cabling installers and contractors who provide wireless network deployments for businesses, government organizations and other customers can expect to see a rapidly growing market over the next several years.

 

Enterprises are moving away from traditional wired networks and replacing them with Wi-Fi networks, as more users are demanding access to the Web and corporate data and applications from their wireless devices. They expect this access to be available from virtually everywhere, and especially within company locations.

 

Indeed, Wi-Fi is becoming ubiquitous as enterprises deploy it for mobile business applications such as customer relationship management, inventory management, email, collaboration and other applications. Having these apps available on wireless networks can lead to benefits such as increased flexibility and improved productivity.

 

This demand for wireless access will continue to be fueled by trends such as the growing use of mobile devices in the workplace, the growth of social media and cloud-based services, and the emerging big data and analytics endeavors by organizations.

 

Increased use of Wi-Fi is also being driven by carriers, who are striving to build a growing number of hot spots to support customer demand. More people are using their devices for data as well as for voice, and the carriers must be able to support high-speed data traffic over wireless networks.

 

Rather than continuing to build cell towers, which is more costly and takes time, carriers want to deploy Wi-Fi hot spots at locations such as hotels, airports and restaurants. There is also expected to be a huge increase in the number of homes with Wi-Fi access, driven in large part by growing demand for high-definition video on television.

 

Both enterprises and carriers will be relying on cabling installers, systems integrators and contractors to install and validate the Wi-Fi networks they need.

 

To help installers meet this growing demand for wireless networks and deliver high-quality installation and validation services to customers, Fluke Networks is launching a new wireless bundle offering. The bundle enables users to take into account walls, doors and windows when planning a network installation; figure out how much signal is needed; measure throughput; and perform other functions related to network installation and validation.

 

 

The components of the bundle include:

With the new bundle, users can deploy accurate WLAN networks right the first time, ensure that the WLAN is BYOD ready, avoid costly redesigns of the network and minimize IT troubleshooting costs for customers, and confidently validate WLAN deployment with Pass/Fail Reports. They can purchase AirMagnet Survey PRO, two AirMagnet Survey training classes and two copies of AirMagnet AirMapper PRO and save more than $1,900.