Increased Reliability

A problem inherent to wired networks is downtime due to cable faults. In fact, a cable fault is often the primary cause of system downtime. Moisture erodes metallic conductors via water intrusion during storms and accidental spillage or leakage of liquids. With wired networks, a user might accidentally break his network connector when trying to disconnect his PC from the network to move it to a different location. Imperfect cable splices can cause signal reflections that result in unexplainable errors. The accidental cutting of cables can bring down a network immediately. Wires and connectors can easily break through misuse and normal use. These problems interfere with users' ability to use network resources, causing havoc for network managers. An advantage of wireless networking, therefore, results from the use of less cable. This reduces the downtime of the network and the costs associated with replacing cables.