Wi-Fi

There have been recently a lot of announcements around improving the residential Wi-Fi play. These innovations are happening on two fronts. The first is better coverage through mesh networks or easier-to-add access nodes. The second is by offering network based …

Enterprises in multiple sectors such as retail, transportation, healthcare and manufacturing are connecting infrastructures and facilities into their IT environments more completely now than ever before. Municipalities, emergency teams and public-sector agencies are also equipping their vehicles and facilities to …

I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Gagandeep Singh, CEO of RaGaPa, to update us on where they are with their guest Wi-Fi solution. Enjoy.  Question: Give us a background about who RaGaPa is for those readers who are not …

City Wi-Fi Roaming initiative includes 38 operators The Wireless Broadband Alliance is continuing its support for a global Wi-Fi roaming network of public hot spots that has significantly expanded since the WBA launched the project last year. The City Wi-Fi …

Free, public Wi-Fi network being deployed with carrier O2 and Cornerstone Telecommunication Infrastructure London’s Square Mile, the colloquial name for the city’s historic center, is set for a major boost in public Wi-Fi with a planned deployment from Cisco in …

Reports: Microsoft plans to launch a network that utilizes TV white spaces Microsoft has plans to help close the urban-rural divide in broadband access by supporting the use of television white spaces to provide wireless internet service — and broaden …

A new network architecture Multi-access Edge Computing (MEC) is a new option for network providers challenged to meet consumer demands for improved coverage and greater bandwidth. MEC is a network architecture that enables IT and cloud-computing capabilities at the edge …

At the dawn of the 5G and the Internet of Everything era, one would easily assume that most people are already well connected with broadband access, especially in urban areas. If things and clothes are becoming connected, then the large …

Wi-Fi user experience: The impact of 802.11k, r and v The ongoing evolution of Wi-Fi continues to explore higher speeds, but network manageability and Wi-Fi user experience are also becoming more important. This is partly a factor of how dependent …

More and more traffic is being carried via Wi-Fi networks, and as traffic figures rise, so do security concerns. Last year, 60% of mobile data traffic was offloaded onto the fixed network via Wi-Fi or femtocells – about 10.7 exabytes …

Artificial intelligence, or AI for short, has been described variously as a threat to humanity, a boon to economies, and many other things in between. All valuable technologies solve a pertinent problem. Until recently AI and its favorite children, machine learning …

 Carrier Wi-Fi provider Fon has partnerships with a number of global carriers that enable it to create global Wi-Fi networks and help operators deliver Wi-Fi services. RCR Wireless News caught up with Fon COO Enrique Farfán for a Q&A on trends …

Wi-Fi routers have the potential to become smart home hubs, but they will need to manage more than just Wi-Fi. Next generation routers that use Qualcomm silicon and software will be able to respond to voice commands and will manage …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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, …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Editor’s Note: Welcome to Analyst Angle. We’ve collected a group of the industry’s leading analysts to give their outlook on the hot topics in the wireless industry. I have been tracking guest Wi-Fi platforms for more than three years, and …

“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 …

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 …

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 …