Wi-Fi

3 ways to track people using location-based services

More businesses are using location-based services via Wi-Fi, RFID and Bluetooth beacons to track and interact with customers

Searching for ground truth in IoT

Functionally, IoT is not new. However, open problems with sensors, connectivity, power sources and data need to be solved for IoT to reach forecasted scale.

Test: Can Mu-Mimo really boost Wi-Fi capacity?

MU-MIMO is a feature of the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard that can boost Wi-Fi capacity, this test finds.

Mist’s wireless network lets companies personalize the user experience

Mist Systems solves the problem of personalizing a user’s experience while they are connected to a wireless network and improves user engagement

Aerohive makes Connect available across its entire product line

Use wired networks for Gigabit, not Wi-Fi

Superfast Gigabit broadband is coming. However, getting it at the highest speed involves some planning, including possibly regressing to wired networks.

Small Cell Forum seeks advice from large enterprises

Service providers, enterprises to work together on small cell deployment direction

Holographic Wi-Fi visually maps environments

Hologram-driven Wi-Fi visualization can help rescuers find life-sustaining cavities in collapsed buildings, as well as track objects on a factory production line

How to protect your data when using public Wi-Fi

Using a VPN is the best way to protect your data when browsing on public Wi-Fi

MIT’s WiGait uses wireless signals to step up detection of health issues

MIT CSAIL researchers create wireless technology for continuously — and unobtrusively — measuring walking speed in an effort to detect signs of cognitive and other health deteriorations