Whether we're talking 6E, 7 or other standards like Wi-Fi HaLow, Wi-Fi was a big topic at CES this year
CES 2025 finished up this week, one year — almost to the day — after the certification of Wi-Fi 7. Since then, roughly 33 handsets...
IDC predicts that 807.5 million 6 GHz Wi-Fi devices will ship in 2024, up 66% in 2023
In April 2020, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) officially opened up the 6 GHz band for unlicensed Wi-Fi use, resulting in the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E, and in...
Broadcom demonstrated the power of 320 MHz channels live last May at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Summit in Geneva
Wi-Fi 7’s support of 320 megahertz (MHz) channels, double the 160 MHz of Wi-Fi 6E, has long been a headline feature, delivering unprecedented reliability and...
Viavi Solutions will be designing, building and operating a new, comprehensive Open Radio Access Network test lab in Quezon City in Metro Manila, aimed at fostering adoption of Open RAN in the region as well as making it easier for new players to enter...
The concept of the “connected home” has been around for quite some time. Beginning with something as simple as connecting multiple computers to one Wi-Fi router, today’s connected home can now also include multiple TVs streaming videos; gaming devices interacting with other devices in...
All iPhone 16 models will also support sub-6 GHz and mmWave 5G is the U.S.
It was initially suggested by the Apple rumor mill that Wi-Fi 7 would only be available on the iPhone 16 Pro models; however, end users of all budgets can rejoice:...
EE said its 5G SA network is supported by the latest in AI technology
U.K. carrier EE, owned by BT Group, announced the launch of its 5G Standalone (5G SA) network across 15 major cities across the U.K. The new 5G SA network is available...
New integrated solution includes 5G RedCap OTA test support
Test companies Rohde & Schwarz and Emite are continuing to work together on integrated solutions for over-the-air testing, extending that work to put Rohde's CMX500 signaling tester's latest capabilities to work in conjunction with Emite's OTA...
The name Wi-Fi is as recognizable as Band-Aid or Coca-Cola. And it’s just as universally used — from classrooms to stadiums to the factory floor, Wi-Fi is a critical part of the modern, seamless, technology-driven experiences we’ve come to expect.
This past January, the Wi-Fi...
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has said its new Aruba Wi-Fi 7 access points, out in July, deliver “up to 30 percent” more capacity for wireless traffic compared with standard Wi-Fi 7 gear, courtesy of the firm’s “ultra-tri band hardware technology”. The new 730-series ‘campus...
In the rapidly evolving space of global connectivity, Wi-Fi has become ubiquitous, permeating homes, offices, public spaces, and beyond. As of 2023, according to an Omdia report, the number of connected households worldwide reached 1.4 billion, indicative of an increasing reliance on digital infrastructure...
Airgain says that a North American Tier One MSO will start upgrading its customer premise equipment to Wi-Fi 7, with new units beginning to ship in the second half of this year.
Airgain won the multi-year, multi-million dollar design win with the unnamed MSO, which...
Keysight Technologies has unveiled a network emulation test platform for Wi-Fi 7 devices, describing its new E7515W UXM Wireless Connectivity Test Platform for Wi-Fi as a "turnkey solution" that provides insights into both the physical layer and media access control (MAC) layer.
Existing solutions...
US network equipment vendor CommScope and UK neutral host provider Boldyn Networks have deployed Wi-Fi 7 indoor access points in selected areas of the 65,000-seat Camping World Stadium in Orlando, Florida. They have claimed a 60 percent jump in Wi-Fi throughput, reaching 900Mbps, compared...
Wi-Fi Alliance's official certification program for Wi-Fi 7 has begun
Wi-Fi Alliance is kicking off 2024 with a shiny new certification program for Wi-Fi 7, signaling that the newest generation of Wi-Fi is ready for mass adoption.
As is typical in Wi-Fi generations, there is...
The XR2+ Gen 2 comes with more GPU and AI capabilities; Qualcomm named Google and Samsung as among OEM partners
Ahead of the Consumer Electronics Show starting today in Las Vegas, Qualcomm announced the latest-and-greatest in Extended Reality (XR) silicon platforms. The XR2+ Gen 2,...
SpaceX has been granted special temporary authority by the Federal Communications Commission for field testing of direct-to-cellular communications via its Starlink second generation satellites.
The company said that it would be testing up to five devices at different power levels using T-Mobile US' spectrum in...
The two companies are collaborating to optimize Airties’ managed Wi-Fi solutions to integrate more easily on broadband carrier platforms, featuring Qualcomm 5G FWA platform
French company Airties, which provides managed Wi-Fi for broadband service providers, announced a collaboration with Qualcomm Technologies for fixed wireless access...
When any new technology is about to debut, it’s hard to decide when to stay pat and when to upgrade. Or even whether it’s worthwhile. These questions will be front and center for many organizations when Wi-Fi 7 reaches the market early next year.
Wi-Fi...
Not really, and in fact, when it comes to the question of if Wi-Fi 7 will deliver new applications at all, it depends who you ask
The latest update of the Wi-Fi standard, Wi-Fi 7, is designed to use huge swaths of unlicensed spectrum to...
The WBA further found that 58% of respondents are more confident in investing in Wi-Fi than they were a year ago
A new Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) report reveals that Wi-Fi 6, 6E and 7 will be among the top technology priorities for network operators,...
Wi-Fi 7 introduces the concept of priority channels and the ability to schedule traffic
The Wi-Fi Alliance is expected to certify the Wi-Fi 7 (or 802.11be) standard sometime around the end of 2023 or the beginning of 2024. However, despite its yet-to-be-certified status, the latest...
With the popularity of FWA (Fixed Wireless Access) devices among homes and enterprises, the pursuit of unleashing the potential of unlimited speed performance with 5G and Wi-Fi combination never stops. During Broadband World Forum 2023, Fibocom debuts the Wi-Fi 7 module WN170-GL with key...
Operators can save as much as 60% of potentially wasted network capacity by placing the right customer device in the right place, Nokia says
Finnish vendor Nokia announced a new 5G fixed wireless access (FWA) outdoor receiver and a new indoor gateway with Wi-Fi 7,...
