London, UK, 29 November 2022 -The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has announced publication of “Rural Wi-Fi Connectivity: Challenges, Use Cases and Case Studies,” a report that demonstrates why Wi-Fi is the most economical and effective technology for bridging the digital divide in small towns, remote communities and other sparsely populated areas, utilising the best available backhaul solution. (more…)
November 30, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Anaheim, United States – Zyxel Networks, a provider in delivering secure, AI- and cloud-powered business and home networking solutions, announced the bundling of its robust Connect and Protect security service with select Zyxel Wi-Fi access points. Available as a bundled option with Zyxel’s NWA1123ACv3 802.11ac Wave 2 Dual-Radio Ceiling Mount PoE Access Point and NWA110AX 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) Dual-Radio PoE Access Point, the security service protects small business Wi-Fi networks from cybersecurity threats and optimises Wi-Fi connectivity for the business and its patrons to improve connectivity and customer satisfaction. (more…)
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Austin, United States – Wi-Fi 6E is delivering value to users, enterprises, and service providers, and the 6 GHz band is satisfying growing demand for higher-bandwidth services and more immersive experiences. Since its introduction, Wi-Fi 6E has gained traction as the de-facto industry standard in products, and with healthcare, education, and sports and entertainment environments. (more…)
November 18, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Munich, Germany and Tokyo, Japan ― Renesas Electronics Corporation, a supplier of advanced semiconductor solutions has unveiled plans to deliver a comprehensive set of advanced Wi-Fi offerings to complement its broad portfolio of Industrial and IoT products. Renesas completed its acquisition of Celeno last year and is leveraging that technology to address a wide range of Wi-Fi client and access point applications for Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Vancouver, Canada – MetaBlox Network, a web3 project building a global OpenRoaming Wi-Fi network in a decentralised way, presented at the Wireless Broadband Alliance’s (WBA’s) Wireless Global Congress (WGC) in Amsterdam on October 19th, 2022. WGC is Europe’s Wi-Fi conference, where new developments in wireless networking technologies are presented and discussed by industry leaders. This year, a main focus of the event was accelerating Wi-Fi OpenRoaming adoption towards building one global Wi-Fi network. (more…)
November 3, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
San Jose, United States – Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, announced that as part of its commitment to providing modern, immersive experiences for fans and guests, the seven-time National Basketball Association (NBA) Champion Golden State Warriors have deployed Aruba Wi-Fi 6E access points (APs) at their live entertainment venue, Chase Center, located in San Francisco. This implementation marks the Wi-Fi 6E network at a live entertainment venue in North America, and significantly increases available bandwidth in the arena as fans embrace streaming, uploading content and other high-bandwidth activities during events. This also ensures ample bandwidth for stadium operations, IoT implementations, and experience-related services such as in-seat ordering and contactless payment. (more…)
October 10, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Sunnyvale, United States – Juniper Networks, a provider in secure, AI-driven networks, announced that the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the flagship and largest school of the UMass system and the largest public research university in New England, switched to Juniper’s AI-driven wireless network to optimise the digital experience for students, teachers, staff and guests while minimising operational burdens placed on IT staff. (more…)
September 27, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar
Lorex Technology, one of the most trusted names in home and business security, is announcing a new addition to their line of smart security products: the Lorex 4K Spotlight Indoor/Outdoor wi-fi Security Camera with smart security lighting. (more…)
September 23, 2022
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has announced that a significant, rapidly growing number of educational institutions in both K-12 and higher education are upgrading their network infrastructures with Wi-Fi 6E to enable the next generation of digital classrooms and campuses. The increased capacity, higher performance, and greater support for client and IoT device density made possible with Wi-Fi 6E, combined with specific innovations in Aruba’s access points (APs), are allowing these institutions to deliver extraordinary campus and classroom experiences for their students, faculty, staff, and visitors. (more…)
Posted by: Shriya Raban
Shenzhen, China. 19 July, 2022 – Huawei announced that it has joined Sisvel Wi-Fi 6 patent pool as one of its founding members. This new patent pool provides an avenue for Wi-Fi 6 standard essential patents of Huawei and other innovators to be shared. Huawei has also concurrently become a licensee of the pool.
July 20, 2022
Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar