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Cisco: AI simplifies wireless operations but also taxes legacy Wi-Fi networks

Wireless infrastructure teams are under pressure to keep up with AI networking and security challenges.

Apr 7, 2026 7 mins

Artificial Intelligence Network Security Wi-Fi

Why can’t we have nice routers anymore?

Blaming the insecurity of consumer Wi-Fi routers on foreign manufacturers is a red herring, and it’s not going to help revive US manufacturing.

By Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

Apr 2, 2026 5 mins

Networking Wi-Fi

Favorable Wi-Fi 7 prices won’t be around for long, Dell’Oro Group warns

WLAN market forecast shows lower-than-normal pricing for Wi-Fi 7 offerings, but supply chain volatility suggests the deals may be short-lived.

By Paul Desmond

Feb 23, 2026 5 mins

LAN Networking Wi-Fi

LoRaWAN reaches 125 million devices as industrial IoT expands

LoRaWAN adoption is accelerating in smart buildings and facility management, and satellite integration is next, says LoRa Alliance.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Feb 19, 2026 7 mins

Internet of Things Short-range Wireless Wi-Fi

Super Bowl LX raises network expectations

What Cisco has built at Levi’s Stadium is a blueprint for the future of the hyper-connected enterprise.

By Zeus Kerravala

Feb 6, 2026 6 mins

Networking Wi-Fi

8 hot networking trends for 2026

Enterprises are keen to invest in network automation, SASE, and Wi-Fi 7, and they need networking pros with skills that span cloud platforms, AI, and security to make it happen.

By Neal Weinberg

Feb 4, 2026 11 mins

Network Management Software Network Security SASE

Netscout boosts network observability with Wi-Fi 7 monitoring, certificate lifecycle tracking

Additions to Netscout's nGeniusONE observability platform extend deep packet inspection capabilities to Wi-Fi 7 and allow organizations to more accurately inventory their deployed SSL/TLS certificates.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jan 29, 2026 4 mins

Network Management Software Networking Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 8 in 2026: Next-gen wireless standard prioritizes reliability over speed gains

While Wi-Fi 7 adoption is accelerating among enterprises, retail Wi-Fi 8 products could arrive as early as summer 2026. Wi-Fi 8 is aimed at boosting reliability and lowering latency in dense, interference-prone environments.

By Sean Michael Kerner

Jan 5, 2026 5 mins

Networking Wi-Fi

Arista goes big with campus wireless tech

Updates include massive-scale campus Wi-Fi infrastructure, an expanded release of Arista's AVA AIOps software, and new ruggedized switches.

By Michael Cooney

Dec 10, 2025 6 mins

Network Switches Networking Devices Wi-Fi

Timeline of HPE’s $14 billion Juniper acquisition

An antitrust lawsuit filed by the DOJ posed an obstacle to HPE’s acquisition of Juniper. A June 28, 2025, settlement cleared the way for the deal to go through, but it required divestitures.

By Network World staff

Dec 4, 2025 6 mins

Networking Wi-Fi