Media converters and the office - getting ready for advanced Wi-Fi

However, with the IEEE 802.11ac standard now available, many organizations find themselves needing high-bandwidth backhaul networks to support the gigabit Wi-Fi functionality which, in turn, is needed to support smartphones and tablets in the workplace. All of this amounts to a situation in which wireless networks are not only playing a larger role in enterprise networks, they are also being used for more important tasks. Instead of being a secondary network used by visitors or somebody who wants to check something quickly while away from the workstation, wireless networks are supporting critical business functions, and the network needs to be ready.

Media converters - unlocking the full potential of Wi-Fi
The IEEE 802.11ac may sound like a groundbreaking standard, but it may only be the first step into a Wi-Fi and LTE dominated future. Organizations that want to maximize the value of these investments need their backhaul systems to be ready for the future, making fiber-optic cabling architectures a prime option. Media converter solutions can help organizations establish an effective framework to integrate fiber into wireless backhaul in a cost-efficient manner.

Perle has an extensive range of Managed and Unmanaged Fiber Media Converters to extended copper-based Ethernet equipment over a fiber optic link, multimode to multimode and multimode to single mode fiber up to 160km.