Manufacturers are reportedly keen to dump Wi-Fi in favor of private 5G networks, but that doesn’t mean Wi-Fi’s days are numbered. ITEM: 5G in 2019 could be good for something else besides home broadband – Read more…
Thai fixed broadband operator AIS Fibre is teaming up with Nokia to provide residential customers with a meshed Wi-Fi network that delivers Wi-Fi coverage to every corner of the home. AIS is the first service Read more…
ITEM: The days of Wi-Fi serving as a superior connectivity alternative to mobile broadband are drawing to a close, which means cellcos are going to have to rethink the role that Wi-Fi plays in their Read more…
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has published a report which outlines the options and alternative approaches available for combining access over Wi-Fi-based and cellular-based networks in the run-up to 5G, and calls for a harmonized Read more…
India’s government has reportedly opened up spectrum in the 5-GHz band that mobile operators can use for Wi-Fi and 5G with no license or spectrum fee required. According to ET Telecom, a government notification has Read more…
The Wi-Fi Alliance industry group says the next iteration of the technology, 802.11ax, has been branded ‘Wi-Fi 6’ as part of a new naming effort to make further updates less confusing to consumers. The new Read more…
Arris subsidiary Ruckus Networks announced that it was the company who deployed a high-performance Wi-Fi network at the International Media Center in Singapore for the US during the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea Summit held Read more…
For all the hype over 5G’s capabilities, Wi-Fi will remain the de facto standard for organizations for a long time yet. Here are five reasons why. At the recent 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, Read more…
Wi-Fi represents a huge opportunity for service providers in emerging markets and recent initiatives from technology players such as Google and Facebook confirm it. However, there are a number of reasons why Wi-Fi has not Read more…
Public Wi-Fi can play a key role in driving ubiquitous connectivity and digital inclusion in India, according to a new Analysys Mason report. Despite fast increases in number of people connected (316 million at the Read more…
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