Although the U.S. is one of the largest Wi-Fi markets, international Wi-Fi is also an area of importance. According to Accuray Research, the global Wi-Fi hot spot market is expected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 16% in the...
Pilot white space Wi-Fi network to expand in southern Virginia
Microsoft is supporting the launch of a Wi-Fi network that utilizes television white spaces, to provide connectivity in rural southern Virginia.
The "Homework Network" is being constructed by wireless internet service provider B2X Online using white...
New small cells products are focused on providing flexibility in spectrum, both licensed and unlicensed, options for enterprise
Last week SpiderCloud Wireless, which targets carriers and enterprises with its small cells platform, broadened its product portfolio with two new units designed to enable greater flexibility for...
Wi-Fi carries a significant portion of enterprise and consume data traffic and increasingly, voice. Mobile operators are increasingly looking to unlicensed spectrum to supplement their licensed holdings to boost performance and improve experience while keeping costs down. Some wireless networks, such as those of...
Wi-Fi carries a significant portion of enterprise and consume data traffic and increasingly, voice. Mobile operators are increasingly looking to unlicensed spectrum to supplement their licensed holdings to boost performance and improve experience while keeping costs down. Some wireless networks, such as those of...
Data traffic is expected to grow sevenfold by 2021 according to the latest Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) report, driven by the continued increase in the number of smartphone users, widespread use of mobile applications, network speed improvements, massive mobile video consumption, and internet...
Interoperability, architecture and framework for Wi-Fi roaming
The global mobile workforce is set to increase from 1.3 billion in 2014, accounting for 37.4% of the global workforce, to 1.75 billion in 2020, according to various sources. Globalization will continue to drive the growth of mobile...
In addition to bus fleet, Barcelona's public Wi-Fi network includes indoor and outdoor hot spots.
Building on its existing network of indoor and outdoor public Wi-Fi hot spots, Barcelona, Spain, working with Wi-Fi service management firm Aptilo Networks, has extended Wi-Fi connectivity to...
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I have been tracking guest Wi-Fi platforms for more than three years, and what amazes me the most...
“Smart. Smart phones, smart watches, smart TVs, smart homes. We live in an increasingly smart and connected world. Yet, more than a billion vehicles remain so incredibly … unconnected.” - excerpt from Mojio’s visionary partnering video at MWC 2017
Can carriers connect a billion cars?...
Ruckus Wireless has agreed to be acquired by video and broadband hardware maker Arris, following weeks of rumors and negotiations. Arris will buy the Wi-Fi equipment maker for $800 million in cash, plus the additional cost of unvested employee stock awards.
Less than one year...
IEEE WCNC 2017 will showcase the most advanced wireless research results as well as the best wireless technology.
Held in beautiful San Francisco from March 19-22, 2017, IEEE Wireless and Networking Conference (WCNC) will feature technical an array of keynotes by luminaries in the...
If time is money, businesses can assign a dollar value to network performance issues if they know how many hours of work were lost due a network problem. That's the thinking behind analytics software that measures and prioritizes the cumulative impact of performance issues...
Wi-Fi looks a little more like LTE in Qualcomm's 802.11ax chipsets
Wi-Fi that works is mission critical to many enterprises, and most people also rely on Wi-Fi to stay connected at home. But Wi-Fi that works today may disappoint tomorrow, if the number or type...
The traditional business model for cellular carriers is based on access to this licensed spectrum. They license slices of spectrum from the local regulator and sell their customers access to it. After decades of parallel evolution on the two sides of the Atlantic through...
We've all heard the predictions about Wi-Fi: it will someday connect everything in our homes and offices; it will gather our data and show us customized content and offers; it will help us stay healthy, safe and informed throughout our lives.
If Wi-Fi is...
European Union leaders last month announced a plan to invest more than $127 million to provide free Wi-Fi services in thousands of cities on the continent. Dubbed WiFi4EU, the plan calls for providing funding to between 6,000 and 8,000 cities in order to deploy...
Corning sees a move toward all-fiber backbones to support in-building cellular, Wi-Fi, building automation and more.
“It’s not really about anymore, it’s about connectivity," Chris Wixom, Corning's senior director and VP of sales and business development, told RCR Wireless News....
Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
Let’s get one thing straight: debates are useful things, also in the wireless industry. Big parts of...
Editor’s Note: In the Analyst Angle section, we’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry.
There is a growing number of "5G" skeptics engaging in a 5G vs Wi-Fi false debate concluding...
With the emergence of 5G, mobile bandwidth will expand, bringing to life a new era of immersive experiences and connectivity.
The next generation of wireless broadband is going to forever change the way we communicate and connect. Durga Malladi, Senior Vice President, Engineering at Qualcomm...
Despite focus on 5G R&D, new standards for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and MulteFire are in the works.
WASHINGTON – Communications industry veteran Ed Tiedemann, a SVP of engineering at Qualcomm, reminded attendees to IEEE GlobeCom that despite a pervasive emphasis on "5G," alternative access...
The introduction set out a picture of the wireless world, in which many types of spectrum and networks increasingly work together to create a seamless pool of capacity for service providers, enterprises and consumers to use. That may still be a dream, but important...
Facebook appears to be testing a feature to help users find nearby free and public Wi-Fi hot spots, according to news reports.
TheNextWeb spotted the new Wi-Fi finder option in the Apple iOS app and Facebook confirmed its existence to VentureBeat, but availability appears to...
