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802.11a is Faster than 802.11b

Today’s business applications create very large data files. Applications such as spreadsheets, graphics programs,

presentation software, CAD and others produce files that measure in megabytes. And if you, or your employees,

are waiting for those files to be transferred via a network with “small pipes” your ability to do business is as

constricted as those pipes.

Simply put, more speed allows greater productivity. And no business can afford to be at a productivity

disadvantage.

At 54 Mbps, 802.11a is roughly five times as fast as 802.11b. This means that you can have more users per

access point than you can with 11b. It also means that spreadsheets pop open, motion graphics glide effortlessly,

and audio/video presentations retain all of their snap and pizzazz. In other words, applications work as they

were intended to, and the enterprise works to its potential.

Another consideration in real-world comparisons between 802.11a and 802.11b is that although the speed of

the connection decreases with distance from the access point under both standards, 802.11a is always, at every

distance, faster than 802.11b. This distance/performance ratio shows that 802.11b requires a greater number of

access points to effectively cover a given area under each standard, and a lower average connection speed

available to users who are not in close proximity to an access point.

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