Wide Area Networking is becoming more prevalent in the business world today. Wide Area Networks (WANs) expand the idea of the Local Area Network, connecting two or more LANs regardless of location.

Wide Area Networks are extremely beneficial if a company has multiple locations, providing connectivity between Headquarters and branch offices or even branch offices to other branch offices.

A growing use for Wide Area Networks if to support Voice Over IP traffic. Voice Over IP (VoIP) is a technology that combines your voice and data networks into one infrastructure. Using VoIP you can build a company wide phone network regardless of location. In addition, productivity increases and long distance fees between branch offices can be virually elminated.

Benefits of a Wide Are Network