Wireless and Mobile Device Security, 2nd Edition

Deploying Wireless: Different Strokes for Different Folks

Wireless technology has developed over a long period but really has transformed over the last couple of decades as new use cases have emerged. Back in 2000, hardly anyone in business used Wi-Fi (802.11b) other than as a stop gap for a lack of wired Ethernet. However, success in the consumer market came quickly and Wi-Fi was on its way by 2005 to usurping cabling and the connection of choice in the home and the office. Nonetheless, around that time, if you had a remote office, a pool of vending machines, or ATMs scattered around town, the choice of wireless connectivity was sparse. You had the choice of broadband wireless point-to-point radios or GPRS as a 2G+ data protocol. However, what ...