Retail Wireless Networks

From large multi branch stores to individual convenience stores, retailers use wireless networks to enhance the shopping experience for their customers and to streamline store systems.

Whether in warehouses, stock rooms or sales floors, retail wireless networks provide an essential tool for mobile communications, point-of-sale devices, digital signage and security surveillance.

Therefore, retail wireless networks must be fast, reliable, secure and easily scalable to meet business requirements that may vary during the course of everyday.  Yet providing such consistent quality of retail wireless networks can be a challenging task and ensuring the system is cost effective for appropriate return in investment is crucial.  Slow performance or unreliability could have a serious adverse effect on any retailer so careful choice is required.

However, retail wireless network can equally offer tremendous flexibility and allow businesses to respond quickly to ever changing demands.  The Meru Wireless Network solution for retail has number of advantages for this environment:

Flexibility

Meru is easily scaleable enabling businesses to rapidly, and cost effectively expand or move areas of coverage. Video streaming from security cameras, use of VoIP mobile handsets can quickly be accommodated.

Ease of deployment

The Meru single channel architecture means that the planning and installation of a retail wireless network can be completed quickly and affordably.  Merely place APs where coverage is needed and Meru Air Traffic Control technology automatically configures them, then load balances traffic to ensure that applications perform as expected.

Security

Meru enables businesses to ensure that their retail wireless network meets wireless PCI security standards, with multiple lines of defence against many kinds of attacks. Customer data is fully protected while different types of traffic are segregated with a per-user firewall that provides granular control of each device’s access rights.

Manageability

Once the retail wireless network is in place, there is no need for a dedicated support engineer at every retail location. Using the Meru E(z)RF Network Manager system, a network administrator can have central control over the network, with access to troubleshooting capability from smart phones as well as a management console.

Toll-Quality Voice

Meru’s Air Traffic Control technology ensures toll-quality voice calls for all users, with independent tests showing a MOS (Mean Opinion Score) above 4.0, even when an access point is loaded with video, data and other voice traffic. Clear call quality is maintained even when roaming between different access points’ coverage areas, as Meru eliminates handoff issues by making all access points part of a single Virtual Cell.

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