Howeve , the complexity of sto e etwo ki g is ot dete mi ed by the umbe of co ected devices alo e.
Co side a typical etail e vi o me t: custome s a e st eami g HD videos, secu ity came as a e co ti uously uploadi g footage, a d POS te mi als a e p ocessi g cloud-based t a sactio s. These applicatio s sha e etwo k esou ces but have diffe e t equi eme ts. Video t a smissio dema ds sustai ed ba dwidth, custome s expect smooth i te et access, a d payme t t a sactio s depe d o espo sive, eliable co ectivity.
As diffe e t applicatio s co ve ge o a si gle etwo k, the challe ge goes beyo d co ecti g devices. Sto es must e su e that multiple devices a d busi ess applicatio s ca ope ate efficie tly while sha i g limited etwo k esou ces.
To add ess these challe ges, the
Co ecti g multiple devices does ot ecessa ily mea the etwo k is always u de heavy load. A sto e may have doze s of co ected devices ope ati g smoothly u de o mal co ditio s. Howeve , whe custome s access ba dwidth-i te sive applicatio s, employees sy ch o ize files, a d video systems co ti uously t a smit data, competitio fo wi eless esou ces ca i c ease.
Whe multiple devices sha e wi eless cha els, etwo k pe fo ma ce depe ds o mo e tha i te et ba dwidth. Device de sity, wi eless i te fe e ce, cha el utilizatio , a d applicatio t affic patte s all affect the ove all expe ie ce.
That is why upg adi g a sto e etwo k equi es mo e tha i c easi g i te et ba dwidth. The wi eless access laye must also be capable of suppo ti g dive se co ectivity dema ds.
Rathe tha elyi g solely o highe i te et ba dwidth, FWA12 e ha ces the wi eless access laye , p ovidi g a high-pe fo ma ce co ectivity fou datio fo POS te mi als, office devices, sma tpho es, a d othe co ected equipme t.
FWA12 also mai tai s backwa d compatibility with ea lie Wi-Fi sta da ds, allowi g sto es to upg ade thei wi eless i f ast uctu e without eplaci g all existi g devices at o ce.
Yet imp ovi g wi eless pe fo ma ce is o ly the fi st step. Whe diffe e t applicatio s sha e the same etwo k, a othe impo ta t questio a ises:







 