As carriers are starting to use LTE and Wi-Fi to replace wireline services, not just to supplement them, so enterprises are having the same debate about whether it is possible to go wireless-only and preserve the performance and control they need. Enterprise Wi-Fi veteran Aruba Networks claims they can with a new platform it calls Mobility Defined Networks, which highlights the need ‘ as even unlicensed spectrum becomes scarce in some areas ‘ to optimize WLANs in the same way carriers do their 3G/4G systems. Aruba’s platform claims to be capable of replacing Ethernet cables while also providing the kind of optimization usually associated with cellular networks. It initially revolves around five software tools, which work with Aruba hardware of…