BROWSING: Wi-Fi

What does Wi-Fi 6 and 5G convergence really look like?

With Wi-Fi 6 and 5G convergence, the connectivity experience would be completely seamless When it comes to how Wi-Fi 6 and 5G will work together in future networks, coexistence is a common diagnosis among those in the industry, and the only Wi-Fi and cellular combo...

Editorial Webinar: Wi-Fi 6 and 5G: Why pick?

Connectivity for large venues is a consummate challenge only exacerbated by growth in data consumption and evolution in cellular and Wi-Fi technologies. When considering a venue investment, 5G and Wi-Fi 6 isn't an "or" consideration, rather an "and" scenario where both flavors to high-capacity connectivity...

Made to work together: Two ways Wi-Fi and 5G coexist

WBA: Wi-Fi and 5G coexist on the physical layer of a network and in a way that delivers the “best connected” experience Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) Director Bruno Tomas told RCR Wireless News that the only way in which Wi-Fi and 5G are currently being...

HIS implements indoor Wi-Fi connectivity at Crosby Plaza Apartments in Texas

Hotel Internet Services (HIS), which provides internet services and solutions for the multi-housing industry, announced the implementation of a high-performance Wi-Fi network at Crosby Plaza Apartments in Crosby, Texas. Crosby Plaza recently underwent an extensive renovation, central to which was the now-achieved goal of ensuring...

Wi-Fi is becoming more like cellular, giving 5G a run for its money

Wi-Fi 6 and 5G share a number of features 5G, the latest generation of cellular technology, boasts potential speeds of up to 10 Gbps, a 100x increase over 4G LTE, significantly lower signal latency, as well as increased network capacity and bandwidth. These benefits, when...

Corning exec weighs in on the Wi-Fi/5G debate for large venues

Corning exec cautions against thinking too short term and not thinking big enough when it comes to Wi-Fi and 5G Corning's VP of Wireless Solutions and Product Line Management Michelle Engarto spoke with RCR Wireless News about some of the things to consider when designing and deploying...

Well, technically… 96% of the US is rural: Heather ‘Mo’ Williams, CommScope (Ep. 3)

On this episode of Well, technically... the tech podcast where women do the explaining, Heather 'Mo' Williams, network solutions analyst at CommScope, discusses Wi-Fi 6E, the challenge of bringing connectivity to rural America and her love of honey badgers.

Wyld intros mesh networking for tracking, marketing; signs with NHS in Scotland

UK IoT networking company Wyld Networks has launched a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh solution to connect sundry consumer and enterprise devices together as a mechanism for localised content marketing, access control, and social distancing. The firm said its new Wyld Mesh and Wyld Fusion...

Hello, HaLow – all about the new Wi-Fi HaLow tech for low-power mid-range IoT

In truth, Wi-Fi HaLow is not new. The solution, geared towards low-power mid-range IoT solutions, was announced back in 2016. But there is gathering momentum around it, with chips and devices in the latter stages of development and a queue of customers apparently lined...

Wi-Fi 6E will deliver fiber-like experience, bringing benefits to a number of key players

The biggest draw of Wi-Fi 6E is that these new, wider channels will allow for clean access While Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, made headlines for offering faster speeds and improved capacity thanks to features like the use of OFDMA and multi-user MIMO, Wi-Fi 6E refers to...

Verizon delivers best wireless network quality according to users, says study

Higher uses of Wi-Fi calling improves user perception of wireless network performance A recent J.D. Power 2020 U.S. Wireless Network Quality Performance Study found that higher uses of Wi-Fi calling improves user perception of wireless network performance. According to the study, the 42% of wireless...

Private 5G to outrun public 5G for spend and spectrum – but it will take 15 years

Spending on private and shared enterprise networks will surpass spending on public cellular networks in about 15 years. The traditional operator community has a fight on its hands to guarantee a place at the table, as the new Industry 4.0 networking feast unfolds over...

Virgin Media UK, Cisco deploy OpenRoaming WiFi in London

Canary Wharf Group (CWG), which is the owner of one the largest business centres in Europe, has announced the first European commercial deployment of OpenRoaming for residents on the Canary Wharf estate, in partnership with Cisco and Virgin Media. Combining mobile roaming with Wi-Fi 6...

Digital Industry Solutions | Short and long-range IoT – how, when and why to combine IoT technologies

A single connectivity technology will suffice for certain IoT applications, but the real magic is being realised when two or more complementary IoT technologies combine. Increasingly, solution providers are looking to make multi-mode connectivity a springboard for more complex and ambitious IoT solutions. This webinar...

Creating one global Wi-Fi network: Connecting the world’s hot spots (Reader Forum)

Wi-Fi is arguably the most ground-breaking wireless technology of our time. From the first public Wi-Fi hotspots in the early 2000s which enabled radically increased productivity on the move, through to the role Wi-Fi is has in today’s pandemic environment, keeping us all connected...

Football trials real-time BLE-based tracking and analytics ahead of new season

Real-time Bluetooth-based sports analytics is coming to football (soccer), says Finnish duo Wisehockey and Quuppa after putting their real-time locating system (RTLS) to the test in their home country. Player and ball movements were tracked during a pre-season match between top-tier Finnish teams earlier this...

‘Wireless is the new fiber,’ says Cambium Networks as it intros new Wi-Fi 6 products

Cambium Networks CEO: 'Now you can converge the WAN and the LAN' Cambium Networks believes that wireless is the new fiber and is embracing both Wi-Fi 6 and 60 GHz mmWave technology. According to Atul Bhatnagar, Cambium Networks CEO, doing so has made it possible...

Slice Wireless selects FiberLight for wireless project at BWI airport

U.S. fiber infrastructure provider FiberLight announced that its network has been chosen by?Slice Wireless Solutions?to deliver public W-iFi and Distributed Antenna System (DAS) wireless capabilities for the Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI Marshall). Slice Wireless, which provides Wi-Fi solutions and network installations for SMBs,...

HPE arms carriers with edge compute and networking bundle to attack Industry 4.0

Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s (HPE) has introduced an 'edge orchestrator' to enable telecoms carriers to bundle-up and resell edge-based compute, connectivity, and apps to verticals on a subscription basis, and to attack the Industry 4.0 space. The offer is presented by HPE as a means for...

Qualcomm Webinar: Wi-Fi 6E joins 5G as groundbreaking wireless for a new era of connectivity

The new 6 GHz spectrum opportunity more than doubles the airspace available for Wi-Fi and that is just the beginning. Technology implementation of Wi-Fi 6 in the 6 GHz band (dubbed Wi-Fi 6E) across mobile and networking products are of critical importance to transition...

REDCOM Webinar: Expanding the Role of the IMS Application Server (IMS AS) to Address 2020 Challenges

The IMS AS encompasses a number of defined roles in Next Generation Network architectures. It starts as the most fundamental TAS functionality allowing for the migration to VoLTE and VoWiFi. It further expands as the Service & Call Continuity AS (SCC-AS) providing for true...

Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6E chips for phones, routers have arrived

Wi-Fi 6E will deliver 1020 MHz of additional spectrum Wi-Fi 6E is still awaiting regulatory approval in Europe and some other regions around the world; however, in the U.S., the Federal Communications Commission voted to open up the 6 GHz spectrum for unlicensed Wi-Fi use...

Tokyo government to pilot 5G smart poles

Smart poles could support 5G, Wi-Fi, street lighting and other applications Japanese company Sumitomo Corporation has inked an agreement with the Tokyo Metropolitan Government for the preliminary installation and verification of smart poles being carried out by the government. Together with NEC Corporation, Sumitomo Corporation intends...

Telstra’s comercial 5G services reach 47 cities in Australia  

  Australian carrier Telstra is already offering commercial 5G services in 47 cities across the country, ahead of its target of reaching 35 urban areas before the end of June. Channa Seneviratne, a network engineering executive at Telstra said that the company’s 5G service already reaches...