Wireless Mobility: The Why of Wireless

Neil Reid, wireless Cisco expert and author of the bestselling 802.11 Network Handbook, covers the latest wireless mobility issues with a focus on the latest WLANs which now have scope well beyond 802.11 to include WiFi, WiMAX, 802.11n, 802.15, mobile cellular, Zigbee, PTT and more! This book will prepare IT and business process stakeholders to help lead the discussions on mobility and implement a mobile wireless network.

Neil Reid has been at Cisco Systems since 1999 and is the Senior Business Development Manager on its U.S. mobility channels team. He speaks internationally to industry professionals and academics on mobility subjects, such as value propositions and success metries, complex RF propagation, and project sequencing. Reid is the co-author of Wi-Fi (802.11) Network Handbook and the author of Broadband Fixed Wireless Networks

Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter 1. Why Wireless?; Chapter 2. The Business of Untethering; Chapter 3. Mobility and the CIO; Chapter 4. Virtualization and Mobility; Chapter 5. Value Propositions and Success Metrics in Education and Healthcare; Chapter 6. Wireless Network Assessments; Chapter 7. Optimal Project Sequencing; Chapter 8. Finance Strategies for Wireless Mobility; Chapter 9. System Integrator--Mobility Practice Resilience; Chapter 10. Next-Generation Mobility; Chapter 11. Mobility and Intelligent Buildings; Appendix A. Mobility Glossary; Appendix B. Relevant Mobility Standards; Appendix C. Key Mobility Groups and Information; Index