The Total Economic Impact of Cisco Unified Wireless Network Migration

In February 2008, Cisco Systems commissioned Forrester Consulting to examine the total economic impact and potential Return On Investment (ROI) that enterprises may realize by migrating to a Cisco Unified Wireless Network. A Cisco Unified Wireless Network allows organizations to standardize and centrally manage all of the various elements within their wireless network. This paper illustrates the financial impact of migrating to a controller-based or centrally managed, wireless architecture for an organization that previously deployed and managed autonomous wireless solutions. Forrester conducted in-depth interviews with four existing Cisco customers that had recently migrated from autonomous wireless solutions to a centrally managed, wireless architecture.