Security, ownership key factors in offering Wi-Fi

By Jamie Yap , ZDNet Asia on January 17 2012.



Wi-Fi services relatively cheap and easy to deploy, but security, legal implications and network that cater to needs more important to retailers when deciding to provide service, insiders say.



Samson Yeow, a lecturer at Singapore Polytechnic's (SP) School of Digital Media & Infocomm Technology, agreed, saying that it is reasonably easy to set up a Wi-Fi network within one's premises and the costs are "negligible". Instead, coverage, performance, and ownership are considerations shop owners would have to contend with, he noted.



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