Wireless Network Planning Strategies for Scalability and Growth

When it comes to your business network, how much research and planning have you done to ensure it’s able to meet not only your existing needs but your future business needs as well? Oftentimes, a business will start with a smaller, simple network that meets their immediate needs, but not have the forethought to plan for the future as things expand. This can cause issues down the road as they expand their business operations, grow their teams, and increase their client load.

Networks that are intentionally designed and pre-planned as opposed to those merely pieced together as the need arises will always perform better for the business at every stage since certain considerations have proactively been taken into account. 

What Good Network Design Looks Like in Action

It will be apparent when an IP network has been pieced together over time as opposed to being planned and executed preemptively by the way the network does its job. A good, well-designed network will work quickly and efficiently, while its counterpart is known to show slower response times and increased issues and downtime — particularly as the network strains to handle additional devices over time.

When it comes to designing a wireless network that will be able to scale and grow as your business does, there are some important things to consider.

• A Strong Network for Scalability

A basic network can only handle a certain number of users and devices at the same time. If you overload it at any point by adding additional users or devices, you can expect delays and potential downtime. If you plan a strong network from the start, you won’t need to redesign things and increase access points or other equipment in order to increase the number of users and devices who can access the network.

• Performance Reliability and Business Efficiency

When it comes to conducting business, you want your network to respond in a fast, smooth, and reliable high-performance manner at all times. When a network is designed proactively, it is very evident in the application response time and reaction times across the devices on your network. You can expect to always see fast communication, operation flow, and smooth transactions across your network, with little to no expected downtime or connectivity failures.

• Ensure Business Resiliency

The goal of any business is to keep its operations consistently running smoothly and without issues. That’s why it’s essential for your network to provide a strong platform for all the applications you need to use to run your business. When a network has been pre-planned, there is a way to ensure that the failure of one step in the process does not affect the entire client-server session, minimizing downtime for mission-critical and other necessary applications.

DoubleRadius Can Help to Future-Proof Your Wireless Network

As your partner for building better networks, DoubleRadius’ team of experts are here to help you design an optimized network for your existing and future business footprint. Let’s work together to plan your business network with our premium selection of network accessories and network management software. Contact our sales team today by emailing us at sales@doubleradius.com to get started.