It’s hard to keep up with Wi-Fi. Even as telecommunication providers continue rolling out Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7, the next generation is already taking shape. Wi-Fi 8 is now being defined, with early pre-standard products expected around 2027 and standardized devices in 2028....
The next Wi-Fi generation shifts the focus from peak throughput to intelligence, reliability, and real-world performance.
For more than two decades, every major Wi-Fi generation has leaned on one reliable message: it’s faster than the last. Wi-Fi 5 increased peak speed by over 10X, Wi-Fi...
Revealed at the recent Intellectual Property (IP) Forum in Beijing, Huawei’s latest edition of the Top 10 Inventions Awards highlights the company’s commitment to pushing technological boundaries. Each innovation on the list represents a step forward in making advanced technology more accessible, efficient, and...
Ericsson on the importance of open, collaborative ecosystems: “ I am convinced that we are not winning alone; we will be winning as a team.”
As the vision of open networks becomes reality, Ericsson is working with communications service providers (CSPs) and ecosystem collaborators to...
Wi-Fi is all about freedom — the ability to connect anywhere, on any device, without wires. Yet for broadband providers, delivering that freedom can have strings attached. Proprietary systems and closed architectures can keep communication service providers (CSPs) tied to a single vendor or...
What you should know:
Technology standards are the backbone of today’s and tomorrow’s seamless, security-rich and intelligent digital experiences.
As edge AI expands, standardized technologies enable new user experiences and trusted digital infrastructure at scale.
Qualcomm’s leadership in global technology standards helps drive innovation, ecosystem interoperability and...
Using the Zak-OTFS “mother waveform,” Cohere is enhancing spectral efficiency for 4G and 5G while building a digital twin of the physical world in the run-up to programmable networks for ISAC and NTN
Today Cohere Technologies is working with communications service providers (CSPs) to address...
From events to venues and now macro networks, MatSing lens antennas lower TCO without compromising performance
Privately-owned MatSing, founded in 2006, set out to reinvent how antennas receive and transmit radio waves. Instead of relying on reflection as is common in panel or phased-array antennas,...
The FCC Part 20-compliant SOLiD BARS brings simple, scalable cellular connectivity to the Middleprise
The vast majority of U.S. buildings are under 200,000 square feet. These Middleprise spaces, ranging from healthcare clinics to multi-dwelling units and educational campuses, need reliable, multi-carrier indoor cellular connectivity. However,...
At SCTE’s recent TechExpo25 in Washington, D.C., a senior White House official reminded attendees that the Trump Administration’s 2020 decision to open the full 6 GHz band to Wi-Fi should be seen as part of a US imperative for global technology leadership, and noted...
The global mobile communications industry is entering a new phase defined by rapid 5G-A deployment and the deep integration of artificial intelligence, with operators beginning to see commercial value and new business models taking shape, Eric Zhao, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer of...
An interview with Li Xiaotong, Vice President of ZTE Corporation
In the rapidly evolving landscape of telecommunications, we stand at the threshold of a transformative era where artificial intelligence and 5G-Advanced technologies are converging to reshape the very foundation of network infrastructure. As the industry...
With an attach rate of all connected devices, Wi-Fi will remain the workhorse for indoor connectivity
All indicators suggest the future of U.S. economic growth will be grounded in fundamental technologies that combine computing and connectivity. And whether that connectivity is provided by 4G/5G (and...
As industries worldwide rush to embrace digital and intelligent transformation, Huawei Cloud consistently pursues technological innovation as its core driving force. This was the case at Huawei Connect 2025, Zhang Ping'an, Huawei's Executive Director of the Board and CEO of Huawei Cloud, shared Huawei...
Whether for personal device constellations or industrial automation, reliability has become as important as throughput. This is what Wi-Fi 8 will deliver.
While Wi-Fi 7-enabled technologies are gaining adoption in the consumer and enterprise segments (and delivering tangible benefits attributed to significant increases in...
Despite new spectrum policy for cellular, Wi-Fi’s 6 GHz band is thriving, future-proof and central to the next wave of connectivity
A proven success story for Wi-Fi
In 2020, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opened the full 1200 megahertz of spectrum in the 6 GHz...
AI-powered devices and satellite Non-terrestrial Networks (NTN) take center stage in next-gen innovation
While 5G continues to evolve with the ongoing shift to 5G Standalone and the early rollout of 5G-Advanced networks, research, development, and standardization efforts for 6G are already well underway across academia,...
The non-profit R&D powerhouse is going to market with a wideband massive MIMO Open RAN radio unit engineered for densification and defense
When Battelle, a non-profit R&D organization known for bringing breakthrough technologies from lab to market, decided to enter the telecommunications space, they were...
Wi-Fi 7 is about more than just speed — MediaTek implementations leverage MLO to boost throughput and dramatically reduce latency
Wi-Fi 7 is more than just an upgrade in wireless speed—it’s a transformative shift in architecture, performance, and reliability. At the heart of this shift is...
Qualcomm's delegation to the recent 3GPP 6G Workshop discussed use cases, system design priorities and principles
Our vision for 6G is an innovation platform connecting an expansive compute and intelligence fabric for the next decade and beyond. It is a new wireless system that builds...
The use of machine learning and artificial intelligence in test tools isn’t new. But it is seeing new innovation and strategies, in order to meet operators’ increasingly complex testing needs as they seek to bring more AI features into their networks.
“AI is great, but...
Dell AI for Telecom brings together AI data, infrastructure, software, services and use cases
Communications service providers (CSPs) are facing increasing pressure to optimize their operations and reduce costs and energy use — all while improving network performance and enhancing the customer experience. An effective...
Private cellular specialist Celona held court for just 20 minutes at Industrial 5G Forum last month to deliver a handy overview of the whole private 5G spectacle, and to light-up some of its own private 5G pyrotechnics as well. It was the busiest session...
It is kind of funny to hear the top-feeders in the telecoms market talk about how they ‘get’ the enterprise sector, suddenly. It is kind of frustrating that, after years of hawking private 5G like it is a panacea for the diverse and dynamic...
