Wireless LAN Set For Rapid Growth
According to a new study from Gartner Dataquest wireless LAN growth has tremendous upside. They expect that by the end of next year, half of all laptop computers used in offices will include WiFi capabilities. This isn't all that surprising, if you assume that most laptops are now shipping with WiFi embedded, and many laptops have a lifetime of around three years. As companies replace their laptops, the new ones will all come with WiFi. The question is how many of them will really make use of the technology.
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