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WiFi Hardware and Management Trends, and Their Impacts on Total Cost of OwnershipAn ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATES® (EMA™) White Paper Prepared for Mojo Networks

May 2016

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WiFi Hardware and Management Trends, and Their Impacts on Total Cost of Ownership

Executive Summary ................................................................................................................................. 1

IT WiFi Trends ........................................................................................................................................ 1

Emergence of 802.11 Wave 2 ............................................................................................................. 1

Expansion of Devices, Mobility and IoT ............................................................................................ 1

Maturation of Cloud Managed Network Infrastructure for WiFi ...................................................... 2

Rise of Network Virtualized Approaches and Open Hardware .......................................................... 2

Reliability and Resiliency.................................................................................................................... 2

Simplicity ........................................................................................................................................... 3

Trends Impacts on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) .......................................................................... 3

Use Case Examples: Mojo vs. On-premises Deployment ................................................................... 4

Large Distributed Enterprise Deployment: On-premise Vendor-1 vs. Mojo Cloud ................... 4

Medium Distributed Enterprise Deployment: On-premises Vendor-1 vs. Mojo Cloud Solution ....................................................................... 5

Use Case Examples: Mojo vs. Other Cloud Solution ......................................................................... 6

Distributed Deployment for Large Enterprise: Cloud Managed Vendor-2 vs Mojo Cloud ................................................................................. 6

Distributed Deployment for Medium Enterprise: Cloud Managed Vendor-2 vs Mojo Cloud ................................................................................. 7

EMA Perspective: Getting the ROI ......................................................................................................... 8

On-premises vs. Mojo Networks Cloud ............................................................................................. 8

Other Cloud Solution vs. Mojo Networks Cloud .............................................................................. 8

Other Comments ............................................................................................................................... 9

About Mojo Networks ............................................................................................................................. 9

Appendix ............................................................................................................................................... 10

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Executive SummaryIt can be argued that the largest impact to workforce productivity in the last 20 years was the introduction of WiFi networks. In today’s workforce, moving from meeting to meeting or place to place is a job requirement; being tethered to a LAN port seems almost unfathomable. There are many factors driving the growth of WiFi, including new standards with increased bandwidth, expanding use cases for mobile and Internet of Things devices, maturation of cloud-based management infrastructure, and the rise of virtualization and open source hardware for WiFi. Given its importance and impact on productivity, choosing a solution to provide that connectivity is a critical business choice. Throughput, scalability, reliability and resiliency, simplicity, and ultimately cost all play a part in the vendor selection process and achieving a desired level of return on investment (ROI). This paper discusses these factors in relation to total cost of ownership (TCO).

IT WiFi TrendsEmergence of 802.11 Wave 2One of the most significant improvements for mobility was the emergence of 802.11ac Wave 2. The 802.11ac Wave 2, or 802.11ac-2013 update, is an addendum to the original 802.11ac wireless specification. The 802.11ac utilizes MU-MIMO technology and other advancements to help increase theoretical maximum wireless speeds from 3.47 Gbps in the original spec to 6.93 Gbps in the 5 GHz frequency band.i This specification has multi-station WLAN throughput of at least one gigabit per second and a single link throughput of at least 500 megabits per second (500 Mbit/s).ii Wave 2 also dedicates bandwidth on a per-user basis, bringing wired switch-like performance to WiFi and retaining backward compatibility with previous 802.11 specs, including 802.11n. Wave 2 is also very power efficient, reducing power requirements that can extend battery life in some equipment by as much as 30%.

Expansion of Devices, Mobility and IoTThe WiFi and mobile broadband explosions ushered in a new era of connectivity. Between 2014 and 2015, global connectivity via mobility solutions grew 74%.iii More than 560 million mobile devices and connections were added in 2015, with smartphones accounting for most of that growth.

In 2015, the number of mobile-connected tablets also increased by 33% to 133 million devices, with each tablet generating 2.8x more traffic than the average smartphone.iv The trend continued with Internet of Things (IoT) devices connecting a broad variety of devices over WiFi, including alarm systems, access control systems, appliances, medical equipment and anything in between. Current estimates report that within five years the industry will see a 10x increase in the number of connected wireless devices.v Various analyst estimates put the IoT device count at over five billion devices in 2016 and growing to over 20 billion by 2020. All of these devices require wireless connectivity and most depend on WiFi for their wireless.

New high bandwidth applications across different industry verticals are driving the need for high capacity wireless networks. Digital learning, which relies heavily on multi-media content, is driving high bandwidth needs in schools and higher education. In enterprises collaborative applications, BYOD and other wireless initiatives are also pushing the bandwidth requirements higher. To keep up with these growing needs, service providers are always looking to enhance their service capabilities with the latest technologies.


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Maturation of Cloud Managed Network Infrastructure for WiFiAnother evolution that is significantly affecting both cost and service flexibility is the maturation of cloud managed network infrastructure for WiFi. Well known research firm IDC reported that the cloud managed WiFi market was over $500M in 2015, and was expected to reach as much as $2.5B by 2018.vi

Though adoption of cloud managed WiFi is occurring across all major industry verticals, over the past several years, expanded adoption in both the midmarket and the distributed enterprise class organizations (e.g., healthcare, retail, and education) drove the majority of the growth, because many enterprises in these verticals were upgrading their networks with architectures to accommodate their unique needs around BYOD, scalability, and maintenance.vii These verticals face diverse mobility challenges, possessing broader accessibility and connectivity requirements over the traditional carpeted enterprise.viii However, the next phase of cloud WiFi growth will be fueled by large carpeted enterprises, as they virtualize their IT infrastructure. Several factors, including significantly reduced purchase costs, decreased deployment cost and time, and the ability to easily and centrally manage and report on geographically distributed locations are key reasons for this accelerated adoption.

Rise of Network Virtualized Approaches and Open HardwareIDC expects the virtualization/control layer software market to reach $2.4 billion in 2020, with a CAGR of nearly 64%. IDC also believes SDN applications, including Layer 4-7 network and security services and analytics, will achieve a CAGR of 66% through 2020, accounting for revenue of more than $3.5 billion at that time.ix

Edgecore Networks announced it is bringing the benefits of open networking to enterprise access networks and service providers by contributing its designs of the industry’s first open WiFi access points and open access switches to the Open Compute Project (OCP).x The open WiFi access points (WAP) and access switches support a variety of open source and commercial software options, which have proven to deliver increased choice, faster pace of innovation, greater control, and lower costs for network operators in data center networks. Edgecore is contributing three open WiFi Access Point designs to address requirements for high performance, cost-sensitive indoor WiFi deployments, and for outdoor WiFi access in hotspot and enterprise applications. The open access points support the installation of commercial and open-source access point software through the Open Network Install Environment (ONIE), the OCP universal software installer.xi

Reliability and ResiliencyWorkforce performance is directly tied to network availability, which makes the reliability and resiliency of the WiFi infrastructure and management interface a paramount concern. After all, if the network goes down, applications, data, and communications go down with it.

Cloud deployment for WiFi management infrastructure has significant reliability and resiliency benefits. If the cloud provider is up, it is up. Though a location that is managed may go down if network and/or power is lost, the management interface does not, so the rest of the environment is still manageable.

Cloud architecture plays a critical role in ensuring all services are up and running, even when the connectivity to the cloud is lost. Key decisions like channel selection, interference recovery, load balancing, roaming, and auto power selection (typically part of the control plane), if decoupled from the cloud, can provide for a highly resilient wireless network. This ensures all the services are up and running even when the cloud is unavailable.




SimplicityDoing more with less is a common requirement today for IT and security. This makes fast and accurate provisioning and configuration, combined with easy management, a must. It is difficult to be prescriptive about simplicity because different people think in different ways, making an interface that is intuitive to one person unintuitive for another, but a few requirements generally stand out. The interface must be customizable so that operators can pick and choose what they see when they log in and operate, depending upon their role or their primary responsibility within that role.

Next, reporting for compliance and other operational needs must have a strong out-of-the-box readiness and the ability to create ad hoc/on-demand reporting. Beyond that, major work drivers should be three clicks away or less. If administrators have to drill down ad-infinitum to operate, they get frustrated and lose productivity. Lastly, with the centralization of IT to the larger offices, administrators must have the ability to manage all WAP’s in all locations seamlessly from the same interface.

Trends Impacts on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)Each of the previous factors discussed impacts cost and TCO. Vendors supporting multiple radios, electronic countermeasures for channel switching, and/or directional antennas means fewer chassis deployed.

All of the factors identified earlier in the paper mean great things for WiFi consumers.

1. Solid open source hardware designs allow cloud WiFi providers to focus their development resources on delivering solid service components and management tools rather than developing their own hardware or investing in upfront expensive licensing. This additional flexibility and cost savings for those cloud providers should pass through directly to the consumers for hard savings.

2. The advent of cloud managed WiFi means hard savings for consumers. This is especially true for distributed midmarket and enterprise class organizations. The larger and more distributed the infrastructure requirements, the greater hard savings the organization will see because no controller hardware is required for the locations.

3. Reduced hardware deployment and configuration time lowers related installation costs. There are additional ongoing cost savings achieved simply by not having to run appliances in the data center (power, rack space, operational support resources).

4. With fewer components and centralized management, there is less staff time required for installa-tion and lifecycle maintenance. The cloud providers can even manage firmware upgrades, further reducing the need for on-site support.

5. With integrated services like guest access, analytics, and wireless intrusion detection/preven-tion, customers get further deployment agility and cost savings from native device and feature integrations.

6. Centralized management means centralized data, which enables better analytics across the entire deployment. Better insights into usage and attacks reduce attacker effectiveness, improve overall performance and provide better adaptability to changing business needs.




Use Case Examples: Mojo vs. On-premises DeploymentThe foundation of the use case is comparing Mojo Networks WAP hardware and cloud management solutions to the two largest WiFi providers, one providing WAP hardware and on-premises controller/management and the other providing WAP hardware and cloud management at list price. Prices for comparison were drawn from vendor list prices published in 2015.

Large Distributed Enterprise Deployment: On-premise Vendor-1 vs. Mojo CloudRequirements:

A. 20 buildings in HQ with 300 APs in each building - 6000 APs

B. 10 large branch sites with 200 APs each - 2000 APs

C. 30 medium branch sites with 50 APs each - 1500 APs

D. 100 small branch sites with 5 APs each - 500 APs

Total of 10,000 APs

E. Requires centralized management, WIPS, and guest access

The on-premises controllers are a significant expense. As the purchasing organizations grow larger and/or have greater geographical distribution, the cost for the on-premises solutions grows quickly. This initial cost gap at the minimal configuration is under $10.2 million for the 5-year deal, making the cloud solution very attractive up front. If each location is configured with pair of high-availability (HA) controllers, the cost difference raises to $11.2 million, demonstrating a further increase in the total cost of ownership. For a detailed breakdown of costs see Table 5 in the appendix.

Figure 1 depicts the overall total cost of ownership including management, access points, licenses, controllers for the optimal on-premises configuration versus the Mojo Networks cloud solution. As you can see, the on-premises solution is 2 times the cost of cloud solution.

$22,676,272

$11,450,000

$0

$5,000,000

$10,000,000

$15,000,000

$20,000,000

On-Prem Vendor Mojo

Mojo Cost Savings: $11.2 Million 49.5% Savings with Mojo

2X

Figure 1: TCO comparison for large enterprise deployment: on-premises Vendor-1 vs. Mojo Cloud




Medium Distributed Enterprise Deployment: On-premises Vendor-1 vs. Mojo Cloud SolutionRequirements:

A. 3 buildings in HQ with 100 APs in each building - 300 APs

B. 14 branch sites with 50 APs each - 700 APs

Total of 1000 APs

C. Requires centralized management, WIPS, and guest access

From this scenario, it is evident that even medium enterprises and larger midmarket organizations will see cost savings going to a cloud managed WiFi solution in a 5-year deal. The cost gap is under 1.3 million the hardware and maintenance, which though expectedly less than the large enterprise, are a significant savings nonetheless. For a detailed breakdown of costs see Table 6 in the appendix. If the customer wishes to achieve operational parity and install redundant controller hardware for all locations, the cost difference for hardware and maintenance increases to over $1.4 million. This is a 56% difference in cost between the optimal on-premises configuration and the cloud configuration and about a 53% increase over the minimal solutions comparative cost difference. More details are available in table 1 below.

$2,588,592

$1,145,000

$0

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

On-Prem Vendor Mojo

2.3X

Mojo Cost Savings: $1.44 Million 56% Savings with Mojo

Figure 2: Medium enterprise minimal on-premises vs. cloud cost comparison

The table below compares the total cost of ownership of on-premises solution against Mojo cloud based solutions for both large enterprise deployments and medium enterprise deployments. Mojo cloud solution delivers huge cost savings over traditional on-premises solutions. The more distributed the enterprise, the greater the savings with Mojo. On-premise solutions also incur the additional cost of running and maintaining the hardware appliances (including power, rack space, operational support resources).

On-premises Mojo Cloud Cost Savings with Mojo % Savings with Mojo

Large Enterprise

Minimal configuration $21,637,424 $11,450,000 $10,187,424 47%

Optimal Configuration $22,676,272 $11,450,000 $11,226,272 50%

Medium Enterprise

Minimal configuration $2,440,888 $1,145,000 $1,295,888 53%

Optimal Configuration $2,588,592 $1,145,000 $1,443,592 56%

Table 1: Comparing TCO of on-premises solution vs. Mojo Cloud




Use Case Examples: Mojo vs. Other Cloud SolutionDistributed Deployment for Large Enterprise: Cloud Managed Vendor-2 vs. Mojo CloudLet’s now compare Mojo’s Cloud solution against another major WiFi vendor with cloud offering for distributed deployment for a large enterprise. The costs of WAP’s and cloud management are captured below.

Requirements:A. Multiple locations, worldwide (number of locations is immaterial due to cloud management)

Total of 10,000 APs

B. Centralized management of all components through the cloud


The overall cost of the cloud solutions, for a contract duration of five years is significantly lower than the on-premises solution, at just over half the cost. However, the second vendor’s cloud solution is still 26% greater than the Mojo cloud solution for the five-year period. The details of the costs breakout is in Table 7 in the appendix.

Figure 3 shows the TCO for both the Vendor-2 cloud solution and Mojo cloud solution.

$15,490,000

$11,450,000

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

$16,000,000

Cloud Vendor 2 Mojo

Mojo Cost Savings: $4 Million 26% Savings with Mojo

1.4X

Figure 3: TCO comparison of Mojo cloud solution vs. cloud Vendor-2 for large enterprise




Distributed Deployment for Medium Enterprise: Cloud Managed Vendor-2 vs. Mojo CloudIn this scenario, let’s compare Mojo’s Cloud solution against cloud managed Vendor-2’s offering for distributed medium sized enterprise. The costs of WAP’s and cloud management are captured below.

Requirements:A. Multiple locations, worldwide (number of locations is non-material due to cloud management)

Total of 1,000 APs

B. Centralized management of all components through the cloud


$1,549,000

$1,145,000

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

$1,600,000

Cloud Vendor 2 Mojo

Mojo Cost Savings: $0.4 Million 26% Savings with Mojo

1.4X

Figure 4: TCO savings comparison of Mojo vs. cloud Vendor-2 for large enterprise

The table below compares the total cost of ownership of Vendor-2’s cloud solution against Mojo cloud based solutions for both large enterprise deployments and medium enterprise deployments. Mojo cloud solution delivers huge cost savings over Vendor-2 cloud solution.

Vendor-2 Cloud Mojo Cloud Savings with Mojo % Savings with Mojo

1000 APs $1,549,000 $1,145,000 $404,000 26%

10000 APs $15,490,000 $11,450,000 $4,040,000

Table 2: Comparing TCO of on-premises solution vs. Mojo Cloud

A solid case was made around the cost differential between Mojo and another leading cloud managed WiFi vendor. Mojo significantly streamlined the cost of goods sold (COGS) to deliver a premium service without the premium price.




EMA Perspective: Getting the ROIEMA recognizes that list prices are rarely ever the actual cost in a deal, especially in the larger and/or “strategic” deals. However, though all vendors can discount, hardware generally has less flexibility for discount where the costs on a scaled service are much softer and therefore can, most likely, absorb an equal, if not larger discount. Given that, EMA feels that the comparison is valid.

On-premises vs. Mojo Networks CloudEven at list prices and an upfront discount of 12% maintenance per year for the first five years for the on-premises vendor, Mojo Networks’ solution is significantly less expensive on the initial capital expenditure. Using the 12% as a price for continuing maintenance after year 5 for the on-premises solution, the large distributed enterprise on-premises solution with the minimum hardware configuration does not catch the Mojo cloud solution until year 19, as seen in Table 3 below. The ROI breakeven is in year 20 for the optimal hardware configuration.

Minimal Hardware Configuration Year 16 Year 17 Year 18 Year 19

On-premises Maintenance (12%/yr.) $351,556.80 $351,556.80 $351,556.80 $351,556.80

Cloud Subscription/Maintenance $1,080,000 $1,080,000 $1,080,000 $1,080,000

Net Difference $2,174,549 $1,446,106 $717,662 ($10,781)

Table 3: Return on investment calculation, on-premises, minimum hardware vs. cloud deployment

The typical refresh cycle for enterprise wireless networks is three to five years. Customers with an on-premises model would have to incur the whole CAPEX when they refresh their network, as the on-premises appliances would also have to be phased off along with the access point to upgrade to the latest standards and technologies. With the Mojo cloud, as customers get ready to refresh their network, they can maintain the cloud licenses and would only have to worry about replacing their access point, providing significant cost savings.

Using the same maintenance assumptions as above, Table 3 below shows that the breakeven point for the minimum hardware configuration in the medium enterprise is in year 30, which is well past the realm of absurd for a technology investment. If we are using the optimal configuration, the breakeven point falls well beyond that.

Minimal Hardware Configuration Year 27 Year 28 Year 29 Year 30

On-premises Maintenance (12%/yr.) $55,941.60 $55,941.60 $55,941.60 $55,941.60

Cloud Subscription/Maintenance $108,000 $108,000 $108,000 $108,000

Net Difference $150,603 $98,545 $46,486 ($5,572)

Table 4: Return on investment calculation, medium enterprise on-premises, minimum hardware vs. cloud deployment

Other Cloud Solution vs. Mojo Networks CloudFor the other cloud solution, Mojo comes out ahead on ROI as well. By breaking out the hardware and support over the term of a contract, we see that in the first five years Mojo’s combined package price comes out ahead of the total package price of WAP hardware and its support by $4 million for the five-year term for a large distributed enterprise deployment.




Other CommentsUltimately, Mojo provides a solid price point with their WiFi service with both a TCO and an ROI that rival both the on-premises and cloud enabled competition and should be considered as viable considerations for supplying WiFi needs. Having been a Mojo Networks customer in the past, the author can also speak to the customer service aspects of the cloud service. While using the system, the customer support was very responsive, so putting trust in Mojo’s ability to respond both quickly and intelligently is well within a reasonable expectation.

About Mojo NetworksMojo Networks is redefining the modern WiFi platform. Imagine the scalability to set up thousands of access points with a few clicks, all from your smartphone. Envision an Internet experience that engages users with your business to drive results. Stay secure on the same WiFi cloud powering Fortune 500s, Global 2000s and high levels of government. And enjoy the cost savings of a cloud-first solution without the pricey markup of proprietary hardware. Welcome to the era of prolific connectivity. Founded in 2003, Mojo Networks (formerly known as AirTight Networks), serves customers in the Fortune 500, Global 2000 and large carriers around the world. Set up a free trial of Mojo Networks today at www.mojonetworks.com.


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AppendixLeading On-premises Vendor-1 Description Qty List Price Total Price

HQ locations Very Large Capacity Controller 4 $39,995 $159,980

1024 AP License Bundle 5 $55,490 $277,450



Security 1024 AP Software Bundle 5 $75,560 $377,800



Large Branch locations Large Capacity Controller 10 $12,995 $129,950



Medium Branch locations Medium Capacity Controller 30 $6,995 $209,850



Small Branch locations Small Branch Controller 100 $1,495 $149,500

4 AP License Bundle 200 $300 $60,000

Security 4 AP Software Bundle 200 $530 $106,000

Centralized Management Site license for 2500 devices 4 $122,500 $490,000

Site Failover for 2500 devices 4 $24,995 $99,980

Total Cost of Controllers, and Operating Licenses $2,929,640Access Points 10000 $1,695 $16,950,000

Cost of Access Point Hardware and Licenses $19,879,640Maintenance: 60% for 5 years paid up front 5 12.00% $1,757,784.00

Total Cost of On-premises Solution $21,637,424Additional labor for installation of Controllers

Additional data center costs (space, power) Mojo Networks Cost Description Qty List Price Total Price

5 Year Cloud Subscription and Support License including access point 10000 $1,145 $11,450,000

Total $11,450,000

Cost Savings on Hardware, Licensing and Support Year 3 $10,187,424

Table 5: Large Enterprise: On-premises, minimum hardware vs. Mojo costs




Leading On-premises Vendor-1 Description Qty List Price Total Price

HQ locations

Large Capacity Controller 3 $12,995 $38,985



128 AP Security Software Bundle 2 $12,920 $25,840

64 AP Security Software Bundle 1 $6,830 $6,830

Medium Branch locations

Medium Capacity Controller 14 $6,995 $97,930



Centralized Management

Hardware appliance and licenses 1 $48,875 $48,875

Site license for 500 devices 2 $27,495 $54,990

Site failover for 500 devices 2 $7,995 $15,990

Total Cost of Controllers, and Operating Licenses $466,180Access Points 1000 $1,695 $1,695,000

Cost of Controller, AP Hardware and Licenses $2,161,180Maintenance: 60% for 5 years paid up front 5 12.00% $279,708.00

Total Cost of On-premises Solution $2,440,888Additional labor for installation of Controllers

Additional data center costs (space, power) Mojo Networks Cost

Description Qty List Price Total Price

5 Year Cloud Subscription and Support License including access point 1000 $1,145 $1,145,000

Total $1,145,000

Cost Savings on Hardware, Licensing and Support Year 3 $1,295,888

Table 6: Medium Enterprise: On-premises, minimum hardware vs. Mojo, costs




Mojo Networks CostDescription List Price Qty Total

4x4 Wave-2 Access Point including 5 Years of Mojo Cloud subscription $1,145 10000 $11,450,000

Vendor-2 Cloud SolutionDescription List Price Qty Total

3x3 Wave-2 Access Point $1,099 10000 $10,990,000

5 Year Cloud $450 10000 $4,500,000

$15,490,000

Table 7: Large distributed Enterprise: Vendor-2 Cloud Solution vs. Mojo, costs

(Endnotes)i http://standards.ieee.org/news/2014/ieee_802_11ac_ballot.htmlii Wikipedia.org IEEE_802.11aciii Mobile White-paper-c11-520862.htmliv Ibidv http://www.networkworld.com/article/2938022/.html vi IDC-cloud-managed-wi-fi-market-hit-25b-2018vii IDC-Cloud-Managed-WiFi-growth.pdf viii Ibidix https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=prUS41005016x Edgecore-Networks-Brings-Open-Networking-Access-Network xi Ibid


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