ALTHOUGH originally developed for military purposes, spread spectrum technology is finally reaching its true potential through widespread commercial use.
Today, its effect on second generation wireless local area networks (LANs) is such that wireless is rapidly approaching the performance levels of its wired cousins.
Spread spectrum has provided a strong impetus for the entire wireless LAN industry by helping to fill the demand for flexible and reliable networking.
Because they complement wire-based LANs, wireless radio LANs promise to expand the overall LAN marketplace, much as the introduction of unshielded twisted pair increased the overall number of LAN connections in the 1980s.
It is easy to see why.
With more than half of Asia's multinational companies located in Hongkong, large corporate headquarters often need networks which can deal with a high degree of mobility.