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Wi-Fi 7: What Is It And Who Needs It?
Wi-Fi 7 offers huge leaps in performance and capacity: high speeds, low delays and large…
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Channel Bandwidth Recommendations For Home Wifi
Wifi channel bandwidth has an immense impact on data rates. How do you determine what…
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6 GHz: The Newest Wifi Frequency Band
Why was the 6 GHz band so highly anticipated for wifi, and what do you…
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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…
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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…
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Bad Apple: One Gadget With Poor Coverage Can Break An Entire Wi-Fi network
A “bad apple” is a gadget with such poor coverage that it drags down the…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Wi-Fi 7, 6, 5: Wireless Generations And Standards
How many versions of the wifi standard actually exist? Why do some say “Wi-Fi 7”…
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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…