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* 1. At what stage is your company in deploying wireless LAN technology?

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* 2. What is your role in your company’s wireless LAN implementation?

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* 3. What are the TWO biggest drivers behind your wireless LAN implementation? (Please check ONLY TWO.)

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* 4. In what areas of your organization is your WLAN deployed; in other words, what areas are covered by the Wi-Fi network? (check all that apply)

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* 5. What existing and emerging wireless network types are you currently using or planning to use?

  Currently using Planning to use Planning NOT to use Don't Know
Legacy 802.11 (2Mbps)
802.11a
802.11b
802.11g
802.11n
802.16d/802.16-2004 ("fixed" WiMAX)
802.16e/802.16-2005 ("mobile" WiMAX)
Broadband cellular data (e.g., EV-DO, UMTS/HSDPA)
Converged Wi-Fi-cellular data and/or voice
Wi-Fi mesh

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* 6. When will you deploy the following applications over a wireless LAN?

  Already deploying Within the next 6 months Within 6 to 12 months Within 12 to 24 months No plans/Don't know
E-mail and other business applications
Streaming media; video-on-demand
Real-time voice
Videoconferencing
Radio-frequency identification (RFID)
Guest intranet/Internet access
Asset tracking or other location application(s)
Employee Internet access
Facilities management
Point of sale verification/transactions

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* 7. What do you see as the PRIMARY benefit(s) of integrating wireless LAN technology with VoIP?

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* 8. Please indicate the timeframe in which you expect each of the products below to be a SIGNIFICANT component of your wireless LAN implementation.

  Now or within the next 6 months Within 6 to 12 months Within 12 to 18 months No plans / Don't know
Wireless intrusion detection/prevention monitoring systems (third-party overlay)
Desktop computers
Laptop computers
Custom devices, such as bar-code scanners
PDAs
Active radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags
Dual-mode Wi-Fi/cellular handsets
Passive radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags
Wi-Fi softphones (telephony client software)
Wi-Fi-only VoIP handsets (non-dual-mode)
Wireless intrusion detection/prevention monitoring systems (integrated with WLAN system)

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* 9. Have you been able to calculate a hard ROI/payback with an existing or planned wireless LAN implementation?

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* 10. What are the THREE most challenging factors in justifying or deploying wireless LANs? (Please check ONLY THREE.)

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* 11. Which statement below BEST reflects your opinion of the current state of wireless LAN security technology?

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* 12. If you have implemented wireless LANs, how are you handling security? (Please check all that apply.)

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* 13. What is your security policy for Wi-Fi hotspot service usage (check all that apply)?

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* 14. If you encourage mobile employees to use public Wi-Fi hotspot services, what service payment model do you prefer your company use?

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* 15. Which of the following wireless LAN architectures are you using or likely to use in your environment (check all that apply)?

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* 16. Please rank the importance of deploying each of the following mix of wired and wireless technologies in your network over the next 18 months on a scale of 1 (unimportant) to 7 (critical).

  Unimportant - 1 2 3 Somewhat important - 4 5 6 Critical - 7 N/A
Mobile WiMAX
Layer 4-7 security appliances
Converged ('dual-mode') cellular/Wi-Fi handsets
Cellular
Wired network monitoring and management
VPNs
Traffic-shaping/QoS
Gigabit and 10-Gig Ethernet
Wired voice over IP (VoIP)
Unified branch-office WAN gear
Application acceleration
General routing/switching enhancements
Network-based storage
Wireless network monitoring and management
Wireless LANs
Fixed WiMAX
Wireless roaming software
Wireless mesh
Voice over Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi-to-cellular handoff equipment

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* 17. Which of the following best describes your expertise with wireless LAN technology?

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* 18. What percentage of your employees, enterprise-wide, will have wireless LAN access within the next 12 months?

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* 19. How many employees are there in your organization?

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* 21. How would you rate your company relative to how rapidly it adopts new technology?

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* 22. Where is your company headquartered?

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