Wi-Fi 6

When Wi-Fi 6 Extended, which refers to the ability to operate Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band, was announced, the industry rejoiced for it was the first time in 20 years that Wi-Fi technology was allocated additional spectrum. Users are …

When Wi-Fi 6 Extended, which refers to the ability to operate Wi-Fi in the 6 GHz band, was announced, the industry rejoiced for it was the first time in 20 years that Wi-Fi technology was allocated additional spectrum. Users are …

The race for better home broadband means a race for better Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 introduced the ability to schedule bandwidth to devices based on their requirements, and greatly enhanced the capability to handle multiple users at the same time. More …

‘We didn’t quite realize the magnitude of taking a well-adopted, single-user technology and making it multi-user,’ says LitePoint exec Certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2019 and based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard, Wi-Fi 6 is designed for high-density, multi-user …

Wi-Fi has transformed our homes and workplaces by enabling device mobility and IoT applications. Since the introduction of Wi-Fi 6 in 2019, communities and enterprises have used it to support a host of applications. Wi-Fi 6 incorporates a number of …

The Wireless Broadband Alliance also reported that 53% of respondents have already deployed Wi-Fi 6 In its Annual Industry Report 2023, the Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) found that 53% of service providers, technology vendors and enterprises have deployed Wi-Fi 6, …

The device was first teased at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas When Verizon and computer hardware manufacturer Razer teased the world’s first 5G mobile gaming console at Mobile World Congress Las Vegas a few weeks ago, details were scarce. But …

A helpful snapshot of the developing IoT market, from a presentation at The Things Conference in Amsterdam a couple of weeks back; Paul Pinault, vice president of platform and market strategy at France-based Braincube, took to the stage to draw …

Silicon Labs has announced four new solutions to help jump-start a new “mega-cycle in IoT”, including development kits and chip systems for IoT products based on Matter, Amazon Sidewalk, Wi-SUN, and Wi-Fi 6. The new products headline the Austin outfit’s …

Initial roll-outs are already underway in Colorado, Georgia and Florida Comcast has announced that it is in the midst of a major network upgrade that includes plans to offer multi-gigabit symmetrical speeds and Wi-Fi 6 to customers starting next year. …

More research from a private cellular network provider into the business value of private cellular networks says… private cellular networks rock, compared to enterprise Wi-Fi. Well, of course they do – the findings echo previous total-cost-of-ownership (TCO) calculations, from Nokia …

Nordic Semiconductor has expanded its low-power IoT hardware portfolio to include Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. The Norwegian outfit has debuted its first Wi-Fi chip, the nRF7002, which it describes as a “companion IC (integrated circuit)’ to go alongside its existing products, …

The big news out of Hannover Messe a couple of weeks back was that there was no news – not from Siemens about private 5G, anyhow. Not real news, at least; just word that its new private 5G system – …

This is a rehash (and extension, in the end) of a previous post, to an extent; but it distils the message from before, and says there are sure signs, at last, that the private cellular market, covering localised installations of …

In April, Broadcom announced it was sampling a complete end-to-end chipset offering for the Wi-Fi 7 ecosystem, further solidifying its early-mover status. Spanning routers, residential gateways, enterprise access points and client devices, the new Wi-Fi 7 chips more than double …

Time to set the record straight on cellular 5G and Wi-Fi 6/7, a panel of Industry 4.0 luminaries suggested at Private Networks Forum (PNF) a couple of weeks back; these technologies are not, and never will be, mutually exclusive, it …

Network design company iBwave Solutions has introduced new software to help US enterprises dovetail their local-area private Wi-Fi and LTE/5G designs in a single platform. The solution is geared for new private LTE/5G installations in CBRS spectrum in the US, …

Nokia has added Wi-Fi 6 and 6E to its seminal Digital Automation Cloud (DAC) private LTE and 5G networking product, available from the fourth quarter of 2022. DAC support for Wi-Fi is included for non-critical industrial applications, it said; the …

By 2025, Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E are expected to surpass 80% market share The Wi-Fi Alliance certified the sixth generation of Wi-Fi in 2019, followed by the certification of Wi-Fi 6E in 2021. Since then, said the Alliance, there …

Wi-Fi is now universally recognized as a vital component of the broadband experience: if a customer’s in-home Wi-Fi fails them, even the fastest, most reliable, and lowest-latency FTTH connection is wasted. Wi-Fi 6 brings a step-change in performance that service …

Cellular router size may seem insignificant in comparison to the footprint of most production plants, factories or warehouses, but at Digi we understand the physical fit of a router is critical to the success of your connectivity solution. Our engineers …

Boingo’s new facility will serve as a launch pad to test, trial, and demonstrate 5G, Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 7 and IoT pilot programs   Boingo Wireless has announced that it will set up an innovation center in Las Vegas. The …

CommScope announced that Vodafone Germany will deploy its Touchstone TG6442 DOCSIS 3.1 cable gateways to deliver Wi-Fi 6 performance to millions of subscribers across Germany. CommScope said that this deployment will enable Vodafone Germany to improve its customers’ in-home Wi-Fi …

Preamble puncturing makes it possible to “carve out a thin slice” of spectrum that has interference on it Preamble puncturing is an optional feature introduced in Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax that improves spectral efficiency by allowing a Wi-Fi 6 access …

The ‘hat trick’ includes insights into fan preferences, venue operations and network efficiency, according to Extreme Networks CEO For the ninth year in a row, Extreme Networks will be the official Wi-Fi solutions and analytics provider for the National Football …