As in every field of engineering, when something is optimally-engineered to properly-defined standards, it performs better and costs less.

If you buy or own or manage a wireless network, by following the WCC guidelines for procurement, you will:

1. Deploy a Wi-Fi network that is designed and optimised to meet your specific requirements.
2. Reduce your costs of purchasing or upgrading your Wi-Fi networks.
3. Cut your wireless network operation and support costs.
4. Get superior wireless network coverage, performance and reliability.
5. Maintain a clear insight into the operation, performance and security of your wireless network.
6. Deliver better value to your organisation, your users and your customers.

The majority of Wi-Fi networks installed today are not “engineered” to any standard at all. This applies even if you’ve had a “heatmap site survey” performed, and your Wi-Fi network is installed by a vendor-certified company.

This is why most Wi-Fi networks cost more than they should, and also why many fail to deliver the Coverage, Capacity, Performance, Reliability and Security that you will need. Usually, it’s both.

A  WCC-Certified™ Wi-Fi network is guaranteed to meet the requirements of your organisation, as defined by your Design Specifications, and it will do so with a lower cost of ownership.

In fact, both your CAPEX and OPEX costs should be substantially reduced when you buy a Wi-Fi network that is designed, optimised and certified to WCC Standards.

A WCC-Certified™ Wi-Fi network is carefully engineered to meet your needs, neither over-provisioned – driving up cost and complexity, nor under-provisioned – failing to meet business requirements.

With a WCC-Certified™ Wi-Fi network, you can rest assured that your wireless network has been designed and engineered so that it reliably and predictably meets your business requirements and expectations.

It is a fact that most Wi-Fi networks sold and installed around the World to date have not been properly or optimally engineered.

This has resulted in significant customer over-spend, and Wi-Fi networks that perform poorly – leaving users and network owners dissatisfied.

The reason? Wi-Fi engineering standards within the industry have generally been poor – compared with the engineering standards set by leading Wi-Fi specialists.

What’s happening now?

Customers are realising that they can save money, and get optimally-engineered Wi-Fi networks, by following WCC guidelines; and by employing WCC-Certified engineering processes.

Help for Suppliers

As a supplier of Wi-Fi networks, when customers ask you about WCC Optimised Wi-Fi network engineering, there are several ways in which the WCC can help

In our experience, the involvement of an Certified wireless network expert saves an organisation between 10% and 40% – sometimes more – of the outlay that a purchaser would otherwise have made.

Savings of this magnitude are virtually guaranteed when the WCC Optimised Wi-Fi Network Procurement process is followed.

Contrary to what some suppliers may suggest, the involvement of independent, acknowledged, World-leading wireless network specialists is an immense value.

Our experience of many hundreds of Wi-Fi network installations, operating in every market sector, environment and continent, shows time and again that most Wi-Fi network installations:

1. Cost the owner up to 40% more than they should have – through the over-sell of wireless Access Points (APs).
2. Are designed and installed with inadequate skills.
3. Are not engineered to meet any standard at all.
4. Have no meaningful post-installation Audit or Verification survey.
5. Come with no effective warranty.
6. Use too many wireless Access Points (APs).
7. Perform significantly worse than they should – given the customer’s financial outlay.
8. Are overly-costly to support.
9. Are not effectively monitored or managed.
10. Are more difficult to support.
11. Have users who are dissatisfied.
12. Employ poorer security than they should.
13. Have hidden problems and weaknesses that are revealed when their use becomes critical.

The primary reason for this situation is the shortage of fully-trained and Certified wireless network professionals.

In part, this is because of manufacturer’s claims that their equipment can be deployed by following simple rules, using software algorithms that automatically “optimise” the installation.

There is also poor understanding – by customers and suppliers alike – of the engineering science behind Optimised Wireless Network Engineering – WCC engineering standards that reduce your expenditure whilst delivering a much-improved wireless network solution.