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The final challenge, of course, is cost. Traditional enterprise grade Wi-Fi access solutions typically have a high total cost of ownership because they are complex to configure, deploy, operate and maintain, requiring dedicated equipment, personnel and time.

The alternative solution in SOHO-grade Wi-Fi Access Points, but they completely lack enterprise-grade reliability and robustness and support few or none of the retail specific Wi-Fi needs.

In absolute terms, a retail-specific Wi-Fi access solution should fulfill the following criteria for reliability and low cost of ownership:

a) The solution should be enterprise-grade in terms of reliability and robustness.