Maravedis released the 2020 Industry Report commissioned once again by the Wireless Broadband Alliance. As Wi-Fi celebrates 20 years of success, it is clear that Wi-Fi platforms drive a whole new generation of use cases and revenues. The impact from innovation, investment and hard...
The percentage of respondents already planning to deploy Wi-Fi 6 surprised even the WBA's CEO
In the weeks following Wi-Fi Alliance's release of the Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program, a cross-industry survey conducted by the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) showed that a staggering 90% of...
Wireless Broadband Alliance to focus on the convergence of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G and improving Wi-Fi roaming
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has appointed a new CEO: Tiago Rodrigues, who has been with the WBA since 2004. He takes over from former CEO and WBA...
University students will be in charge of managing the Wi-Fi 6 infrastructure year-round
In an initiative spearheaded by students, Extreme Networks will install its Wi-Fi 6 solution in West Texas A&M University’s (WTAMU) Buffalo Stadium. The enhanced Wi-Fi network will streamline game day operations and...
Datavalet Co-President Daniel Forest discusses managed Wi-Fi market trends
For readers that are not familiar with the company, tell us what Datavalet is and does.
Over 20 years ago, Datavalet began providing high-speed internet access to hotel guests at a time when Wi-Fi was pretty...
Wi-Fi 6 recently gained certification from Wi-Fi Alliance
Ruckus Networks announced that the?R750?802.11ax indoor Wi-Fi access point (AP) for ultra-dense client environments is Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 from the Wi-Fi Alliance.
The company, now part of CommsScope, said that this certification further validates the applicability of the...
With Wi-Fi Certified 6, the rate of adoption will accelerate substantially
Wi-Fi Alliance has released the Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program, designed to ensure the best user experience based on the latest generation of Wi-Fi, IEEE 802.11ax. Wi-Fi Alliance's VP of Marketing, Kevin Robinson told...
According to Apple, the new iPhone has the fastest chip ever in a smartphone
Apple unveiled its new iPhone series – the iPhone 11, 11 pro and 11 Pro Max – yesterday at the company’s September product launch at the Steve Jobs theatre in Cupertino,...
Soft Wireless LAN market results caused analysts to ask: is this the calm before the storm?
The wireless LAN market showed mixed results in the second quarter of 2019, according to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group. In a press release, the Dell’Oro Group...
WBA and NGMN Alliance: Standardized interface between Wi-Fi and cellular critical for Wi-Fi 6/5G convergence
As Wi-Fi 6 and 5G continue to follow a comparable rollout timeline, many find themselves wondering just what to expect from the two technologies, especially when considered together. 5G implementation...
Qualcomm is gearing up to go all in with Wi-Fi 6
SAN FRANCISCO-At its Wi-Fi 6 Day, Qualcomm revealed that its newest chipset, announced as QCA6390 in February, will be marketed as FastConnect 6800, which, unlike the previous model, FastConnect 6200, has Wi-Fi 6 capabilities....
CommScope talks Wi-Fi 6 for venues and structured cabling needs that come with it
SAN FRANCISCO-Qualcomm's Wi-Fi 6 Day featured a number of the chip manufacturer’s critical partners and customers, and each provided their own take on the current Wi-Fi ecosystem. Following the event, RCR...
Qualcomm execs: the biggest thing happening in Wi-Fi 6 is uplink technology
SAN FRANCISCO–Aiming to set a new benchmark in Wi-Fi 6 performance, Qualcomm used its Wi-Fi 6 Day event to announce its Networking Pro Series, an update to its Wi-Fi 6 portfolio. The series is...
Which airports in the U.S. and Canada have the fastest Wi-Fi? And is it worth the cost to upgrade to a Wi-Fi SSID that you have to pay for?
Ookla Speedtest dove into those questions in its newly released annual assessment of airport Wi-Fi offerings....
The acquisition gives Extreme Networks an edge in cloud management and Wi-Fi 6
In some ways, software-driven networking company Extreme Networks’ path to acquiring Aerohive Networks, a cloud-management networking company, began four years ago. That was when Extreme began assessing where its strengths and weakness were, Norman...
Head of Nokia Wi-Fi: “5G and Wi-Fi are going to be dominant wireless technologies”
Providing Wi-Fi services is not new for Nokia; however, with significant Wi-Fi improvements on the horizon with the launch of 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6, the telecommunications vendor company established a new division within...
The tech industry is a hype machine. The promise of something newer, faster, and better is unmistakably alluring. It’s why we fork over hundreds of dollars for the new iPhone even when our one-generation-old iPhone works perfectly fine.
Wi-Fi is no exception. Yes, it is...
For enterprise users, Wi-Fi 6 is primarily a solution for client density, rather than network performance, says Mist Systems
The widespread arrival of Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, is just around the corner. Expected in Q3, the “Wi-Fi Alliance’s upcoming certification program is requiring vendors to ensure that...
Wi-Fi 6 devices are in-market with more on the way
Developed in response to the ever-growing number of connected devices worldwide, Wi-Fi 6, based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, is the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, and offers improved speed, capacity, coverage and performance of connected devices. ...
BRCK says Africa’s internet challenge is no longer one of availability, but one of affordability
BRCK, a Nairobi-based internet hardware and service startup, is working with Egyptian ride-hail venture Swvl to install its routers on Swvl buses in Kenya. The routers will run BRCK’s Moja service, which offers free public Wi-Fi....
With Wi-Fi 6, the frustration of a slow connection in busy areas might be a thing of the past
802.11ac, or Wi-Fi 5 was released in 2014, and at the time, was the newest, fasted, and most reliable version of Wi-Fi. However, 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6, is...
The WBA highlights the importance of savvy Wi-Fi 6 deployment
Based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, Wi-Fi 6, the next generation of Wi-Fi technology, was built in response to the ever-growing number of connected devices worldwide. Wi-Fi 6 was designed to improve speed, capacity, coverage and performance of connected devices, even...
ROKiT hopes to provide "affordable and life changing service to millions of people"
ROKiT, a self-labeled humanity first telecom company, has completed its first test of the company's wide-area Wi-Fi XL system in New Dehli. The test, which the company said was successful, is part of its multi-billion dollar investment into installing Wi-Fi across India, Asia and Africa.
“Testing...
Ruckus Networks plans to expand service to millions of Brazilians by the end of 2020
California-based wireless networking equipment and software company Ruckus Networks announced that its devices and technology will be used in Wi-Fi hotspots of Google Station in São Paulo, Brazil. The devices being...
