A lot of people have been talking recently about the upcoming IEEE wireless standard 802.11ax. If you haven’t already heard about this next generation of wireless, several vendors such as Aruba and Cisco have already published detailed white papers to help you through the details. With the standard expected to be finalized sometime in 2019,…

LTE-U is a technology standard more correctly referred to by its 3GPP name of License-Assisted Access (LAA). The standard provides a framework for implementing carrier grade LTE services in unlicensed RF spectrum frequently used by Wi-Fi products (among others).  Specifically, the goal is to operate in the currently available 5GHz spectrum now relied on solely by…

When I speak with IT managers across the industry, one message comes through loud and clear: Ubiquitous mobility is a top priority and will only grow in importance. Why? Organizations boost the productivity of their people, forge closer relationships with customers and constituents, and roll out new applications and services — all through innovative mobile…

With the prevalence of mobile devices today, the need for faster Wi-Fi has and continues to become more important. 802.11ac promises faster, more efficient wireless communications, but there are a few important things to remember. (The 802.11ac protocol is being delivered in two waves. Wave 1 of 802.11ac is discussed here.)

One of the recent trends of wireless that most affects how we design networks is how many devices are connecting to the network. It used to be wireless was mostly used by guests. Organizations didn’t want guest users to plug into an Ethernet port on their network for various reasons. To accommodate those users, wireless…