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Wireless Broadband: a Versatile and Reliable Network Alternative in a Challenging Environment, Wireless Solutions Prove Their Value and Affordability Wireless Broadband Solutions Wireless Broadband: A Versatile and Reliable Network Alternative In a Challenging Environment, Wireless Solutions Prove their Value and Affordability Motorola fixed wireless broadband solutions are a smart investment when balancing business needs with network performance and budget reality. CIOs and network operators face a number of Meeting the Challenge challenges. The most notable of these include During difficult economic cycles, the business developing network migration strategies that con- of governments, municipalities and commercial tribute to competitive advantages and addressing enterprises doesn’t stop; it just gets harder. Compe- the ongoing—and often immediate—necessity for tition doesn’t quit; it just gets tougher. In technology upgrades to current networks. Despite tighter bud- terms, networks need to deliver higher performance gets, shortened timetables and evolving technolo- so people can be more productive. To positively gies, astute, cost-effective investments in network affect the bottom line, organizations can no longer infrastructure that deliver continuous connectivity rely on the status quo. They need more efficient and collaboration are essential. processes and powerful new applications. All of this requires reliable networks that deliver diversity, Bottom Line Investment scalability and more bandwidth at a time when more Citing its own recent IT leadership survey, IDG bandwidth costs more money and budgets may be Research Services notes that “Economic constraints shrinking. It becomes a question of balancing the call for more conscientious decision-making… need for more network power and performance with improving efficiencies and reducing costs is the limited resources. It becomes a matter of tapping most important advantage survey respondents into the power and reliability of wireless broadband. believe their companies could or will gain from continuing to deploy technology in slow economic The Versatility of Wireless Broadband times.” In addition, the survey reports, “A large CIOs and network operators must continually percentage of the respondent base is investing in optimize network performance, increase value, and initiatives that impact the bottom line and promise extend network services to additional users while hard returns to the business.” containing cost. Motorola’s versatile fixed wireless broadband solutions offer a wide range of ways to cost effectively and strategically plan for the future and enable the delivery of measurable bottom line benefits. Applications include: • Using wireless to eliminate recurring telecom leased line costs • Extending fiber networks with wireless extensions • Deploying a wireless backup network to ensure business continuity • Replacing wireline with wireless, or integrating wireless into hybrid networks • Augmenting 6 GHz microwave networks with wireless underbuild solutions Eliminate Leased Line Cost and Inconvenience CASE STUDY Many organizations that rely on T1/ E1 leased lines To begin with, overall network performance is for high-speed connectivity are disenchanted with upgraded, which is especially important for support- paying expensive lease charges every month. As ing today’s in-demand real-time applications. In many bandwidth requirements continue to grow, many networks, the most problematic point of network enterprises are seeing their monthly costs rise as congestion is local access. In its 2007 report on their leased lines proliferate. T3 lines can provide T1/E1 upgrades and alternatives, the Gartner Group bigger network pipes, but they also have limitations notes, “Ethernet services…will provide a stable, on how high they can scale before additional circuits performance-based platform for voice over IP (VoIP) are required. While these high recurring costs are and other real-time applications by easing bottle- one major problem with leased lines, they’re not the necks at the local access.” Wireless broadband only issue. enables agile and flexible bandwidth provisioning THE ROYAL that can be easily and quickly scaled up or down to INTERNATIONAL Other Leased Line Problems match dynamic network traffic patterns. AIR TATTOO (RIAT) For example, leased lines essentially lessen control MILITARY AIR SHOW Reliability is increased as well. Motorola’s wireless by making organizations dependent on an outside broadband technology is able to connect remote, third party for important business functionality. The The RAIT, the world’s hard to reach locations while offering exceptional reliability of leased lines is also often not what it largest military air show, quality of service. PTP links can be easily engineered should be, especially in rural and remote areas. In faced serious communica- to achieve five nines reliability. tions problems at the 2008 addition, when a natural disaster such as an earth- quake, wildfire or hurricane hits, telephone lines are site in Gloucestershire, UK. Real-Time Deployment especially vulnerable to service interruption at a time Communications needed to when communications are especially critical. Finally, Other significant advantages are scalability and faster span the entire airfield, but deployment of new services or upgrades in a leased deployment. Organizations are able to deploy a the facility’s outdated cop- line environment is usually both expensive and fixed wireless broadband network that supports the per network did not reach slow. In addition, the cost and manpower required convergent requirements of voice, video and data across the site. Because to manage and monitor contracts and service level in a fraction of the time it would take to order and the site was a U.S. Air agreements—including frequent billing errors—can provision new leased line services. And adding new Force facility, the show be significant. In the final analysis, the leasing of services or upgrades can often be accomplished the same day. was unable to use the T1/E1 lines is fast becoming an expense not worth existing USAF network for paying and a risk not worth taking. Cost-Efficiency and ROI security reasons, and could Wireless Broadband — A Proven Replacement Perhaps most important of all, wireless broadband not install any permanent solutions can virtually eliminate expensive monthly equipment. The solution? What’s the alternative? A growing number of lease costs, resulting in substantial savings. Bottom Motorola Point-to-Point enterprises are discovering the benefits of replac- ing leased T1/E1 lines with Motorola fixed wireless line, most organizations and operators choosing and Point-to-Multipoint broadband solutions. Advantages can be substantial. wire less broadband to replace leased line connectiv- wireless broadband ity will often see ROI in less than one year. solutions. The result? Lyn Sherburne of the Royal Air Force Charitable Trust, the event sponsor, said, “The system worked brilliantly and carried an amazing amount of communications traffic while remaining unbelievably reliable.” Beyond Leased Line Replacement: When Fiber is Not an Option CASE STUDY Extensions without Trenching Beyond Leased Line Replacement: Enterprises or municipalities with fiber networks Networks on Demand face two major challenges when expanding network No enterprise or municipality can afford to have capacity or extending service to additional locations. connectivity and access interrupted by a network The first is financial. Expansion or extension of a failure. Yet wired networks are especially susceptible wired network to add capacity or new locations is to service interruptions in times of calamity. When a major undertaking that carries a significant price a natural disaster strikes, wire lines are generally tag because it involves trenching to accommodate among the first casualties, causing service interrup- new wire lines. How tion at times when connectivity is crucial. Further- CASE STUDY expensive? Motorola more, it can take hours or even days for wired SCHOOL DISTRICT estimates costs that networks to be repaired. For institutions such as SAVES $1.7 MILLION range from about healthcare organizations and schools and universi- $30,000 to $40,000 per ties that are vital to the community, as well as for Thompson School District, mile. The second issue municipalities dependent on uninterrupted public the sixth largest in Colo- is time. Fiber network safety communications, interruptions of even a few rado, needed to provide extensions that involve minutes are unacceptable. enhanced bandwidth major trenching efforts Such interruptions are also often avoidable. Motorola and access to more than do not happen quickly, fixed wireless broadband solutions offer organi- 15,000 students and usually taking a number of months, and in some zations the ability to plan and deploy redundant teachers in 33 locations cases, even years. networks in a matter of days… and at a cost that’s that posed significant UPGRADED CITYWIDE a fraction of a wired backup. If a disaster hits, the line-of-sight challenges. T1 NETWORK Motorola fixed wireless organization simply performs a hot switchover, and With a network that used broadband networks its connectivity is restored virtually instantly. For an 27 Motorola 400 and The City of Santa Barbara, offer significantly more enterprise, business connectivity is restored and 600 Series PTP Ethernet California, wanted to cost-effective and monetary loss is minimized. For a government, bridges, the district upgrade its T1 network for faster-to-deploy solu- crucial public safety communications are restored
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