Jon Gold
Senior Writer
Jon Gold covers IoT and wireless networking for Network World. Contact him via email or Twitter.
COVID-19 pandemic ratchets up threats to medical IoT
The coronavirus isn’t just a threat to the health of human beings as cyberattacks against healthcare providers ramp up, experts say.
Wi-Fi to the rescue as governments react to COVID pandemic
Improvisation and partnerships are the name of the game, municipalities struggle to provide wireless internet access to those who don't have it but need it.
IoT down on the farm: Drones and sensors for better yields
Farmers have come to rely on the internet of things to help them save water, choose the right amount of fertilizer, and find out how plants in distant fields are doing.
Wi-Fi 6E explained, and when to adopt Wi-Fi 6
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the U.S. recently approved some wireless spectrum within the 6GHz band for Wi-Fi 6 use. This will nearly quintuple the existing Wi-Fi 6 spectrum. The version of Wi-Fi that will take...
How Wi-Fi 6E boosts wireless spectrum five-fold
The Federal Communications Commission has approved a chunk of wireless spectrum called the 6GHz band for unlicensed use by Wi-Fi 6, and gear that supports it could be available by the end of the year.
IoT offers a way to track COVID-19 via connected thermometers
The COVID-19 pandemic has catapulted one manufacturer of connected thermometers to national prominence, as Kinsa provides a possible window into the spread of the disease.
Contact tracing via Bluetooth could help track COVID-19 transmission
MIT scientists may have a way to quickly – and privately – follow the spread of the coronavirus.
IoT roundup: Tech companies step up to help fight against COVID-19
This month, we look at some of the ways the IoT sector is helping to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus.
FCC wants to add a new swath of bandwidth to Wi-Fi 6
If approved, a Federal Communications Commission proposal would add the 6GHz band to the unlicensed spectrum used by Wi-Fi 6, making room to support more devices from a single Wi-Fi access point.
COVID-19 to delay enterprise 5G adoption
A key industry standard for the development of new-radio 5G will remain unreleased for at least two more months, holding back the availability of 5G products for the enterprise.
COVID-19 vs. Raspberry Pi: Researchers bring IoT technology to disease detection
Researchers from UMass say that a Raspberry Pi edge device can help identify flu-like symptoms in crowds, broadening the range of tools that can be used to track the spread of disease.
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