Business

Business | News, how-tos, features, reviews, and videos

Wi-Fi HaLow: Wireless for the internet of things

High bandwidth, long range, unlicensed spectrum, low power, and less complexity can make Wi-Fi HaLow a better option than Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 for some IoT applications.

By Eric Geier

Feb 27, 2023 6 mins

Internet of Things Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

War tests Ukrainian telecom, internet resilience

Ukraine faces daunting task of keeping Information and Communication Technology running in face of unrelenting warfare

By Michael Cooney

Feb 27, 2023 6 mins

Internet Small and Medium Business Telecommunications Industry

T-Mobile, Xfinity are tops in latest Ookla speed test report

T-Mobile’s fast 5G deployment has average connection speeds well above the competition, while competition among fixed broadband providers stays tight.

By Jon Gold

Jan 20, 2023 3 mins

Internet Service Providers Mobile Small and Medium Business

Work from home is here to stay, so how should IT adjust?

Network performance and secure remote access are critical, but don't sleep on ergonomics, meeting etiquette and data retention

By Jeff Vance

Jan 9, 2023 8 mins

Access Control SD-WAN Small and Medium Business

What is Wi-Fi and why is it so important?

The ubiquitous wireless technology Wi-Fi has become indispensable for home networking, public internet connectivity, supporting the internet of things and much, much more.

By Josh Fruhlinger

Jan 3, 2023 7 mins

Mobile Small and Medium Business Wi-Fi

Linux Foundation to blaze a path forward for mainframes

The Linux Foundation's Open Mainframe Project is targeting the development of mainframe applications and skill sets, and now has its own Big Iron to work with.

By Michael Cooney

Sep 21, 2022 3 mins

Collaboration Software Open Source Small and Medium Business

AWS (sort of) brings private 5G to market

New private 5G managed service from AWS lets enterprises kick the tires on a private mobile network, but so far it only supports 4G LTE.

By Michael Cooney

Aug 12, 2022 4 mins

5G Amazon Web Services Small and Medium Business

Private 5G: Its use in enterprises faces challenges

The availability of services from AWS, Cisco and HPE is propelling private 5G forward, but enterprises still have to contend with the technology's costs, device limitations, and competition from established alternatives such as Wi-Fi 6.

By Michael Cooney

May 2, 2022 10 mins

5G Private Cloud Small and Medium Business