WBA proposes simplifying wifi architecture
Wifi industry body the Wireless Broadband Alliance has put forward proposals for a single operator-managed wifi architecture, instead of the multiple versions currently in play.
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UK wifi speeds clocking in at 29.8% of ethernet speeds
A report by Ookla says ISPs need to do more to improve home wifi as performance continues to lag behind ethernet in many advanced fixed broadband markets, with the UK near the bottom of the charts.
WiFi device shipments fall, but bounce back is coming
The number of WiFi-enabled products shipped worldwide last year fell for the first time ever, according to new research from IDC.
Is Wifi-as-a-Service set to become the new norm?
Adoption is growing of cloud-based curated wifi platforms such as offered by Plume, but the concept isn’t easy to get your head around.
UK altnets are upping the ante on fibre competition
UK fibre providers announcing new initiatives is barely news these days, but what is worth noting is the pace at which these announcements are hitting the wires.
Virgin Media, CommScope and WBA demo proper public wifi in Dublin
OpenRoaming, a standard managed by the Wireless Broadband Alliance, promises to take the hassle out of using public wifi hotspots.
BT pushes on with plan to disguise advertising as altruism
BT has switched on the first of its new generation of street hubs in London, which essentially offer free connectivity in exchange for advertising.
BT targets home office market with ‘unbreakable’ wifi
UK operator group BT has apparently just realised there are a lot of very small businesses in the UK and has created a new business unit on the back of that revelation.
Boingo going private in $854 million deal
Boingo Wireless has agreed a US$854 million takeover deal by investment firm Digital Colony Management a year after it disclosed that it had been approached by a number of suitors.
Commissioner ‘ecstatic’ as FCC gives 5.9 GHz to wifi
The Federal Communications Commission has set out new rules to repurpose a chunk of the 5.9 GHz spectrum band for wifi.
BT loses 7% of revenues to COVID-19
BT has reported its financial results for the three-month period to June 30, with the revenues taking a 7% decline due to the impact of the coronavirus.
FCC unanimously votes to make 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use
The US telecoms regulator didn’t split along partisan lines for once and is giving the country a lot more bandwidth to use for wifi and that sort of thing.
US moves to massively increase bandwidth available to wifi
Ajit Pai, the Chairman of US comms regulator FCC, has proposed making 1.2 GHz of spectrum in the 6 GHz band available for unlicensed use.
Cisco’s OpenRoaming wifi tech to become open standard
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) intends to take over ownership and management of OpenRoaming as a global wireless industry standard.
Wi-Fi 6E trials claim to show what a good idea wifi over 6 GHz band is
The Wireless Broadband Alliance is claiming that recent trials of Wi-Fi 6E over 6 GHz have delivered 5G-like performance.
Wi-Fi Alliance stakes its claim to the 6 GHz band
The 6 GHz band is expected to be made available in unlicensed form soon and the Wi-Fi Alliance thinks it’s a good fit for Wi-Fi 6.
Xiaomi, Oppo and Vivo create ‘Peer-to-Peer Transmission Alliance’
Three Chinese smartphone vendors have created a cross-brand alliance to enable wireless file transfer without needing the internet.
Wifi-6 goes toe-to-toe with 5G claims
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) is championing the results of a wifi-6 trial with Mettis Aerospace as proof the technology can be a viable alternative to 5G.
Revenues are down, but BT looks ready to do battle
Total revenues and profits might have slipped slightly at BT, though it met expectations and it seems the business is lining-up its pieces for an assault on the UK market.
Qualcomm claims 30 5G fixed wireless access deal wins
5G has opened up a whole new channel for Qualcomm to flog its modems through and it seems to have got off to a decent start.
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