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HetNet Happenings: Episode 11 – On DAS and Wi-Fi

Listen to the HetNet Happenings: Episode 11 podcast:

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On this episode of HetNet Happenings, host Sean Kinney learns how a distributed antenna system (DAS) works and gets an overview of the Wi-Fi Innovation Summit.

Kinney, the managing editor for RCR Wireless News, is joined by RCR Editor Joey Jackson, who showcases a new episode of How It Works.

Jackson had the opportunity to interview Morgan Kurk of CommScope. Kurk broke out the whiteboard and gave an in-depth, technical explanation of how a DAS works.

For more episodes of How It Works, visit the RCRtv website.

Kinney is also joined by analyst Claus Hetting, the chairman of the Wi-Fi Innovation Summit, which wrapped up in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday.

Hetting discussed trends in the Wi-Fi space as well as speculated as to how Wi-Fi technology and application will evolve in the near and short term.

He discussed different ad-based and location-based strategies to monetize Wi-Fi.

“The big challenge right now is the tremendous amount of traffic on Wi-Fi networks,” Hetting said.

“But a lot of it is basically free services. What we’re looking at are solutions for how to monetize it and there’s a lot of options. The jury is still out on what the silver bullet is.”

For previous episodes of HetNet Happenings, visit the RCRtv website.

 

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Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean Kinney, Editor in Chief
Sean focuses on multiple subject areas including 5G, Open RAN, hybrid cloud, edge computing, and Industry 4.0. He also hosts Arden Media's podcast Will 5G Change the World? Prior to his work at RCR, Sean studied journalism and literature at the University of Mississippi then spent six years based in Key West, Florida, working as a reporter for the Miami Herald Media Company. He currently lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas.