Extreme Networks sees widespread Wi-Fi changes, increased analytics and more IoT in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
In today’s ultra-connected world,...
XCellAir predicts continued evolution of 5G, Wi-Fi and IoT in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
2015 was mixed in terms of...
Imagine you are in a shopping mall, trying unsuccessfully to connect with your phone or tablet over Wi-Fi. Eventually you give up and connect using LTE over your data plan. The mall’s businesses also find they cannot reliably connect over their Wi-Fi networks, which...
Aptilo predicts numerous Wi-Fi challenges and opportunities in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Carriers were feeling the heat in 2015 as...
Wi-Fi Now Episode 18
On this episode of Wi-Fi Now, host Claus Hetting talks with Aleksander Kuzmanovic, Associate Professor of Computer Science at Northwestern University, who has created Wi-FM, a tool that helps improve Wi-Fi quality through FM radio.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5knxG61DNU
Kuzmanovic, speaking of poor quality Wi-Fi, told a Northwestern...
Openet predicts content partnerships, Wi-Fi, BSS and NFV will alter mobile space in 2016
Editor’s Note: With 2016 now upon us, RCR Wireless News has gathered predictions from leading industry analysts and executives on what they expect to see in the new year.
Content partnerships 2.0
Data...
New York City has made good on its pledge to begin construction of its free public Wi-Fi network in 2015. Installation began this week on LinkNYC’s first public access points at 15th Street and 3rd Avenue, near Union Square.
LinkNYC access points promise gigabit-per-second speeds,...
AT&T VoLTE service available to 295M pops, supporting more than 27M
AT&T Mobility claims its voice-over-LTE service was now available across nearly its entire LTE network, with the IP-based voice service supporting more than 27 million “active users,” which it said was more than its...
Cisco has spent millions of dollars defending patents related to Wi-Fi, and now the company finally ended an eight-year legal battle with a victory. A Federal Circuit panel said this week the company does not have to pay damages to Commil US, the company...
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers’ 802.11 Standard, better known to most end users as Wi-Fi brand name, is a remarkable technology for two basic reasons.
First, as it turns 25-years-old, the standard’s original use case has given way to its current role...
Some consensus is developing around Wi-Fi coexistence with LTE over unlicensed spectrum and a test regime for ensuring the two technologies interact fairly is in the works, according to Wi-Fi Alliance. The group has taken the lead as the primary forum for industry to...
Anyone who has traveled in a subway train has had the frustrating experience of losing their cellular and Wi-Fi connection. As the number of urban dwellers continues to rise along with the number of subway passengers, there is a need to fulfill the traveler’s...
As a technology that can deliver automated provisioning, network virtualization and network programmability to data center and enterprise networks, software-defined networking has grown to be viewed as a key driver for innovation and changes in networking. The technology provides a framework for the automatic...
It is common wisdom these days to say that there is a “spectrum crunch.” That is, that we, the consuming public, are consuming more and more wireless data, and that the companies that provide us access to this data (the mobile operators) are running...
If there is one technology that could be considered a wild card in 2016, it’s voice over LTE, with an undercard from voice over Wi-Fi. Mobile carriers and vendors have been working on these technologies now for several years, with a number of larger...
Are LTE-Unlicensed and Wi-Fi really pitted against one another from a technological perspective, or has the debate been hijacked by parties protecting business interests? Depending on who you ask, LTE-U is either a new system leveraging unlicensed spectrum that will work in conjunction with...
The telco aims to deploy 160,000 base stations in three years
Indian telecommunications provider Bharti Airtel plans to invest 600 billion rupees ($9 billion) over the next three years to expand its mobile and fixed network infrastructure across the country.
The telco said the investment is part...
We all love Wi-Fi networks, but security on Wi-Fi is a serious issue. Their open nature makes them targets of abuse. According to a recent roundup of “23 Disturbing Statistics on Mobile Security,” Wi-Fi networks with “free” in the name are responsible for nearly...
Li-Fi works like Wi-Fi, but relies on optical data transmission
Velmenni, an Estonia-based tech startup, is conducting trials of Li-Fi in commercial and industrial settings, and according to reports has achieved data throughput speeds of 1 gigabit per second.
Li-Fi transmits data using LED lights. University of...
A big challenge to deploying telecom infrastructure is access to fiber optic cabling – sometimes cables just aren't available where infrastructure needs to be in order to provide end users the value to justify the capital expenditure.
The United Kingdom town of Chesham took a novel approach...
Verizon Wireless is set to join the other U.S. carriers in offering Wi-Fi calling. The company has secured a temporary Federal Communications Commission exemption from rules requiring voice over Wi-Fi to accommodate hearing- and speech-impaired users. AT&T Mobility requested and received a similar waiver before launching...
Wi-Fi network provider IPass, continuing on its growth arc, this week expanded its relationship with Deutsche Telekom to allow Deutsche's enterprise customers to access the IPass network of more than 20 million Wi-Fi hot spots around the world.
Deutsche Telekom VP of business Hans Panse...
Mobilitie, the country's largest privately-held wireless infrastructure provider, announced it will receive a $325 million debt investment from CIT Bank N.A. and TD Securities to bolster its distributed antenna systems, small cell, macro site and Wi-Fi business.
The investment comes on the back of industry...
Dueling test results for LTE-Unlicensed/Wi-Fi coexistence continue with a newly released data set from Qualcomm developed with input from CableLabs, which Qualcomm says confirm fair coexistence between LTE-U and Wi-Fi.
However, CableLabs described the interaction as merely a "brief technical engagement" and continues to press for LTE-U...
