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Boingo launches cellular DAS, Wi-Fi networks at New Orleans airport

Boingo will provide multi-carrier wireless services at the 972,000 square-foot complex Boingo Wireless has launched neutral host cellular Distributed Antenna System and Wi-Fi networks at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The company will provide multi-carrier wireless services at the 972,000 square-foot complex...

Tech, Wi-Fi companies back broader unlicensed use at 6 GHz; public safety and utilities balk

As the Federal Communications Commission considers whether, and how, to utilize spectrum at 6 GHz for unlicensed use, a group of tech and Wi-Fi companies that includes Facebook, Apple, Microsoft and Google has thrown its support behind providing additional room for Wi-Fi to grow. In...

Most consumers don’t use Wi-Fi calling, GWS survey finds

Only about 25% of mobile phone users are frequently taking advantage of Wi-Fi calling, according to a new survey by network benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions. Wi-Fi calling is a free service that doesn't require a separate application or log-in -- but it does require...

LTE Networks & IoT Create Smarter Smart Cities

  Cities are becoming smarter by producing greater public-sector efficiencies through sensors, IoT, LTE connectivity, and data analysis. The change of culture and technology is causing towns, cities, counties, and even entire states, to adapt to technologies that help lower costs, increase productivity, and improve...

Managed home Wi-Fi networks to reach 294 million subscribers by 2025 (Analyst Angle)

The number of homes with managed Wi-Fi will reach 294 million in 2025 from 40 million in 2020, according to Maravedis latest report, Managed Home Wi-Fi Networks for the Smart Home 2020-2025. In this edition we provide the highlights of a unique and extensive...

A world of parallel convergences (Reader Forum)

Cellular vs. Wi-Fi The cellular and Wi-Fi worlds have always maintained somewhat of a love-hate relationship. I’ve personally lost count of how many times I’ve heard about convergence, offload, integration and complementarity technology. The reality? Development and sales in certain market segments were primarily determined by...

What you should and should not do when using a public Wi-Fi

  Nowadays, there is almost no coffee shop, restaurant, or public library that does not offer public Wi-Fi for its clients to check their emails, post on Instagram or browse for things on the Internet. While this is mostly perceived as good customer service, public...

How managed Wi-Fi improves operations and productivity in restaurants (Analyst Angle)

Much has been written about the benefits of Wi-Fi for restaurant guests and patrons, and about the ability to generate contextual marketing to support omni channel strategies. However, a stable and secure managed Wi-Fi network provides a long series of benefits to restaurant staff...

2020 to be a key year for Wi-Fi (Analyst Angle)

Maravedis released the 2020 Industry Report commissioned once again by the Wireless Broadband Alliance. As Wi-Fi celebrates 20 years of success, it is clear that Wi-Fi platforms drive a whole new generation of use cases and revenues. The impact from innovation, investment and hard...

Wireless Broadband Alliance appoints new CEO

Wireless Broadband Alliance to focus on the convergence of Wi-Fi 6 and 5G and improving Wi-Fi roaming The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has appointed a new CEO: Tiago Rodrigues, who has been with the WBA since 2004. He takes over from former CEO and WBA...

Maravedis interviews managed Wi-Fi leader Datavalet (Analyst Angle)

Datavalet Co-President Daniel Forest discusses managed Wi-Fi market trends  For readers that are not familiar with the company, tell us what Datavalet is and does.   Over 20 years ago, Datavalet began providing high-speed internet access to hotel guests at a time when Wi-Fi was pretty...

Three cases for combining Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN connectivity

Buildings and transportation use cases are well served by combining unlicensed Wi-Fi and LoRaWAN, according to a new white paper from the two organisations responsible for developing and promoting the technologies. The Wireless Broadband Alliance and the LoRa Alliance have said use cases in the...

Trends in connecting and securing the smart home (Analyst Angle)

As Wi-Fi celebrates 20 years of success and Wi-Fi 6 certification has started, Wi-Fi has never been so indispensable in the home. The home is rapidly becoming a dense environment requiring a new level of Wi-Fi performance and coverage to serve ever increasing number of...

Hunting for the fastest airport Wi-Fi

Which airports in the U.S. and Canada have the fastest Wi-Fi? And is it worth the cost to upgrade to a Wi-Fi SSID that you have to pay for? Ookla Speedtest dove into those questions in its newly released annual assessment of airport Wi-Fi offerings....

Wi-Fi 6 Compliance vs. certification: Words can be misleading (Reader Forum)

The tech industry is a hype machine. The promise of something newer, faster, and better is unmistakably alluring. It’s why we fork over hundreds of dollars for the new iPhone even when our one-generation-old iPhone works perfectly fine.  Wi-Fi is no exception. Yes, it is...

Mist Systems cautions vendors against rushing Wi-Fi 6 products

For enterprise users, Wi-Fi 6 is primarily a solution for client density, rather than network performance, says Mist Systems The widespread arrival of Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, is just around the corner. Expected in Q3, the “Wi-Fi Alliance’s upcoming certification program is requiring vendors to ensure that...

Wi-Fi 5 vs. Wi-Fi 6: New features offer better, faster connection

With Wi-Fi 6, the frustration of a slow connection in busy areas might be a thing of the past 802.11ac, or Wi-Fi 5 was released in 2014, and at the time, was the newest, fasted, and most reliable version of Wi-Fi. However, 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6, is...

After successful trial, ROKiT to expand Wi-Fi installation across India

ROKiT hopes to provide "affordable and life changing service to millions of people" ROKiT, a self-labeled humanity first telecom company, has completed its first test of the company's wide-area Wi-Fi XL system in New Dehli. The test, which the company said was successful, is part of its multi-billion dollar investment into installing Wi-Fi across India, Asia and Africa.    “Testing...

Ruckus Networks deploying public Wi-Fi in high-traffic parts of São Paulo

Ruckus Networks plans to expand service to millions of Brazilians by the end of 2020 California-based wireless networking equipment and software company Ruckus Networks announced that its devices and technology will be used in Wi-Fi hotspots of Google Station in São Paulo, Brazil. The devices being...

Cisco, Google bring high-speed, public Wi-Fi to India

Cisco and Google's partnership in India is part of the global initiative to scale accessible, reliable Wi-Fi Cisco announced early this week that it has teamed up with Google to provide free, high-speed Wi-Fi to 200 locations across India in the next two months. The...

Tech giants petition FCC for ‘Very Low Power’ 6 GHz Wi-Fi

Tech giants: ‘Very Low Power’ 6 GHz Wi-Fi is critical to 5G revolution A group of tech companies that includes giants like Apple, Facebook, Google, Qualcomm and others, petitioned the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for a new, ‘Very Low Power' (VLP) category of portable devices for...

Exploring enterprise private network opportunities

  Cradlepoint highlights enterprise private network use cases The notion of an enterprise private network, whether it’s LTE or 5G deployed in unlicensed, licensed or shared spectrum, is a hot topic at the moment. Carriers and vendors see a major opportunity to work with enterprise stakeholders...

FCC updates funding mechanism for educational Wi-Fi

FCC proposed rulemaking permanently modifies rules for educational Wi-Fi projects The Federal Communications Commission is looking to make it easier for Wi-Fi projects at schools and libraries to be funded under federal mechanisms. The FCC tested out a "category two" budget approach for five years under...

The role of Wi-Fi among 5G and others RATs (Analyst Angle)

The focus of the wireless industry in 2019 has been heavily on cellular technologies because of the first deployments of 5G networks in markets like the USA and South Korea. These events have, perhaps inevitably, sparked discussion about ‘standard wars’. Will 5G make Wi-Fi...