"It was the best of Times. It was the worst of times." The introduction of the iPad brings both welcome and unwelcome responses from IT managers. On the one hand, you're excited at the prospect of owning one. On the other hand, you're nervous about colleagues, or worse, your bosses, wanting to connect them to the wireless network. Hearing them complain about the Wi-Fi when they... Read More »

Looking at the ways wireless technology is used across different industry segments, it would be fair to say that its application in healthcare is probably the most varied, dynamic, and therefore interesting. From voice communication with Wi-Fi phones and pagers, to asset tracking via Wi-Fi tags, to patient monitoring systems, to bedside patient information retrieval, to distribution of large... Read More »

As part of delivering high performance wireless solutions, Xirrus operates multiple Wireless Test Labs to test and verify our products. These labs are used to test product interoperability, functionality, and of course the ultimate levels of performance.

Ok, let’s just forget the marketing and hype for a moment and just focus on the math. When the AP /Controller architecture was first introduced Wi-Fi was a limited use, overlay technology, operating at 11b/g date rates (54 Mbps max) and supporting hundreds of users. Today Wi-Fi is displacing Ethernet as a primary network technology, data rates have increased to 150, 300 and 450Mbps and... Read More »

Kick your feet up and relax, Interop Las Vegas 2012 is officially over! What an amazing week. Historically this has been an extremely worthwhile and fun show for us… This year was no exception. I wanted to take a quick moment to go over some highlights from the show.

The surge is on. Consider the plight of organizations that are not wireless-ready, but are getting heat because the CEO can’t connect his iPad or clients can’t connect during meetings, so they stay away. Organizations can’t afford to alienate or demotivate employees, partners, and customers due to a wireless network that is nonexistent, unreliable, insecure, or bandwidth-constrained. It’s... Read More »

Hello, this is Bruce Miller and I am VP of Product Marketing here at Xirrus. As a contributor to the Xirrus blog, I will start by telling you a bit about me. I have been in the networking and communications industry for over 20 years in marketing, business development, and engineering roles.

Hello and welcome to our new corporate blog! My name is Perry Correll and I’ll be a regular blogger here, so I wanted to give you all a little background on who I am, why I’m at Xirrus, and what my tech interests are. I have a pretty extensive networking background that ranges from original Ethernet Thicknet technology, through the switching revolution, and now I am Director of Product... Read More »

Within the next 5 years, wireless networking will become the primary network connection within the enterprise, driven by an ever-increasing number of wireless computing devices and mobile applications. Consumer adoption of Wi-Fi enabled smartphones, tablets, netbooks, and notebooks is forcing IT to look beyond just security and manageability of their WLANs and think seriously about the... Read More »

Welcome to the XirrusBlog; a place for learning, sharing, and collaborating. A community that will bring together thought leaders, industry veterans, general techies, and you. Here, we will share information, discuss top wireless trends, and give helpful trade tricks & tips. We won’t just be talking though. We will also be listening.