Five years is a lifetime in "Wi-Fi years". Back then most users had one Wi-Fi capable device - a laptop. And often that laptop would plug into Ethernet when actually in use in the office or home. Fast-forward to today and it is an entirely different world. Most users have 2-3 Wi-Fi devices and often even more, with smartphones and tablets leading the Bring-Your-Own-Device paradigm... Read More »

DFS (Dynamic Frequency Selection) is a technology used in Wi-Fi to automatically switch radio channels – in particular, it is used to avoid interference with radar signals detected in the 5GHz band. It is part of the 802.11 Wi-Fi standard and is implemented today in enterprise wireless gear.

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For most, wireless service has the built in perception that it may not work everywhere, all the time. This goes for mobile phone services as well as Wi-Fi networks.

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When I give presentations on Wi-Fi technology in front of a live audience, I usually do an informal poll about recent experiences people have had with Wi-Fi service. Was it positive/neutral or negative during their most recent hotel stay, their most recent convention/trade show, and where they work. Invariably, the audience responds polar opposite for the first two categories compared to the... 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 »

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.

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