Tag: standards and theory
Resources related to technology standards and technology from a more theoretical angle.
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Channel Bandwidth Recommendations For Home Wifi
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Wifi channel bandwidth has an immense impact on data rates. How do you determine what is optimal? Is more bandwidth always better? Which bandwidth is most effective…
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Wi-Fi 6E: Internet On 6 GHz
Why was Wi-Fi 6E so long-awaited, why is everything taking so long, and what does it take to start testing the technology? What Is Wi-Fi 6E? Wi-Fi…
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Radar and congestion in wireless networks along the coast
Do you live in an apartment building in a busy coastal area? Marine radars increase the likelihood of Wi-Fi congestion for nearby networks. In short Apartment buildings…
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Why Band Steering Means Better Wi-Fi
Wifi band steering detects what a wireless device supports and automatically steers it to the best available frequency band when connecting to a wifi network. Band steering…
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Are IoT and wifi mutually damaging? Experts Respond
Will wifi and Internet of Things technologies like Zigbee, Z-Wave and Bluetooth hurt each other’s performance? Wifi experts Josef Noll and Isabelle Tardy answer. Will home wifi…
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802.11ad: What to Expect? Experts Respond
What will the wireless standard 802.11ad mean for most users in the short and long term? Wi-Fi experts Josef Noll and Geir Arne Rimala respond. Josef Noll…
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Which Building Materials Can Block Wi-Fi Signals?
Do you have poor coverage in parts of your home? Here are some examples of how much Wi-Fi signals are weakened when passing through walls. Are you…
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Wi-Fi 6: What Can We Expect From 802.11ax?
Wi-Fi 6 is also referred to as High-Efficiency Wireless. What can we expect to see in practice as more products begin to support the new 802.11ax standard?…
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Wi-Fi 7, 6, 5 … Generations of wifi and what they mean
Why do some say “Wi-Fi 6” and others 802.11ax ? What is “Wi-Fi 4”? We give you a quick overview of the wifi generations so far. In…
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Why Internal Antennas Are Better for Home Wifi
Here, we explain the difference between internal and external Wi-Fi antennas and why internal antennas provide the best wireless coverage in the home, while external antennas provide…
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The History of Wifi
Wifi went from unknown to indispensable in 20 years. Where did wifi come from? Who should we be thanking? The first communication networks were both wireless and…
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Wireless Terms: Wi-Fi Terminology and Acronyms Explained
Are you fluent in wireless? Our wifi glossary gathers and explains the technical terms, abbreviations, and acronyms that abound when discussing wireless solutions and standards. Here we…
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Wireless Standards for Wifi and Smart Homes / IoT
Which wifi standards are brand new, in regular use–or far too old? Here’s an overview of wireless standards for wifi and IoT. Wifi Standards The standards for…
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802.11ac Wave 2: What’s New?
What functionality can you expect from wireless access points with support for 802.11ac Wave 2 – and what does it take to benefit from the new technology?…
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Wireless Coverage: What You Should Know
What exactly is wireless coverage? We’ll take a look into how coverage “looks”, the importance of frequency bands, and what’s simply murder for your coverage. What Wireless…