Wi-Fi

Nordic Semiconductor has acquired Ensigma, the Wi-Fi division of UK-based semiconductor and software design firm Imagination Technologies Group, for an undisclosed fee. The deal is for Ensigma’s development operations, including most of its staff, and tech assets and intellectual property. …

Australia-based semiconductor company Morse Micro, developing Wi-Fi HaLow  for low-power mid-range IoT solutions, has raised $13 million in new funding. The latest Series A funding round takes its total to $30 million, and will go on expanding its product and …

79% of service providers, equipment manufacturers and enterprises have adopted or plan to adopt the WBA OpenRoaming standard The Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA) OpenRoaming system was only introduced last May, and yet, a recent survey revealed that nearly four out …

Private network operator and industrial connectivity specialist Citymesh has expanded its spectrum holding in Belgium to 100MHz of the 3.5 GHz band. It will use the new tranche of spectrum to bolster private 5G capacity in the North Sea, including …

    The Wireless Broadband Alliance announced the conclusion of five trial deployments of Wi-Fi 6 across diverse markets. The WBA noted that these deployments show that Wi-Fi 6, with wider channels up to 160 megahertz, and capacity up to …

Multi-link operation and deterministic low latency are two Wi-Fi 7 key features It’s only been a little over a year since the W-Fi Alliance released the Wi-Fi Certified 6 certification program, followed by Wi-Fi 6E not too long after, but …

Note, this article is taken from a new report on the asset tracking sector, called Asset Tracking – and the March Towards Massive IoT. The report can be downloaded here. It is not just about the march of technology – …

Wi-Fi 6 and software-defined LAN capabilities are driving digital transformation, says AT&T The Wireless Broadband Alliance held its Wireless Global Congress this past week where speakers discussed a number of critical topics relating to Wi-Fi and the future of wireless …

  DAS and Wi-Fi infrastructure company Boingo Wireless has launched managed Wi-Fi services at The Reef at Winkler, a new luxury multi-family community owned by MJ Development Southeast and managed by Greystar in Fort Myers, Florida. In a release, Boingo …

The 60 GHz cnWave solution has been deployed in Australia, Malaysia, Puerto Rico, the UK and the U.S. Last month, RCR Wireless News spoke with Cambium Networks President and CEO Atul Bhatnagar about the company’s new 60 GHz cnWave solution, …

2020 trends show a serious ‘pivot’ in connectivity testing RCR Wireless News caught up with test and measurement company Spirent Communications’ head of 5G strategy, Steve Douglas, to discuss some of the connectivity trends that the company saw unfold throughout …

  DAS and Wi-Fi infrastructure company Boingo Wireless announced the deployment of an airport-wide Wi-Fi 6 network at Sao Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport in Brazil. Boingo designed, installed and manages the carrier grade Wi-Fi 6 network, which utilizes 802.11ax Wi-Fi technology …

Today, we take it for granted that our mobile devices and applications just work out of the box — smartphones can roam virtually anywhere in the world, laptops can seamlessly connect to any Wi-Fi access point & Bluetooth peripheral, and …

Key Wi-Fi Vantage features include Passpoint, Wi-Fi Agile Multiband and Wi-Fi Optimized Connectivity Wi-Fi Alliance is upgrading its Wi-Fi CERTIFIED Vantage certification program to include advanced features for Wi-Fi 6 devices. Vantage is designed to make it easy to identify …

The development of Cambium’s 60 GHz fixed wireless solutions was supported closely by Facebook and Qualcomm Cambium Networks announced the release of new solutions based on 60 GHz millimeter wave technology the reportedly delivers a multi-gigabit performance that was previously …

With Orion WiFi, public venues will be able to sell their Wi-Fi capacity to cellular carriers Google’s Area 120 launched Orion WiFi​, a new Wi-Fi offload scheme, that the company hopes will allow privately owned public venues to monetize their …

The NHS in Scotland has deployed a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh network to reduce the spread of viruses including Covid-19 at a care home in Inverness. IoT networking company Wyld Networks has provided the technology for the new installation. …

  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 …

Inpixon, which provides indoor intelligence solutions, announced that it has received certification for its new multi-technology sensor from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. “We are pleased to receive this certification from the FCC for our new multi-technology sensor, which follows …

While Wi-Fi 6 and 5G may both be secure, important questions about data ownership remain Historically, one of Wi-Fi’s biggest drawbacks, particularly in comparison to cellular, was the level of security it could offer. Unlike Wi-Fi, wireless cellular technology has …

PCTEL, a global provider of wireless technology, announced enhancements to its in-building network testing solutions, including new WiFi and equipment room testing features. In a release, the company said that users of PCTEL?s SeeHawk Touch software can now test WiFi, cellular, and …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …