Trendnet TEW-812DRU AC1750 Dual Band Wireless Router Cnet rating: 4 stars out of 5 The router supports 802.11ac and offers superb performance.
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2013/04/29
Top new routers: Time to upgrade
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2013/04/28
RCN is bringing WiFi to Boston phone booths
In an effort to give old pay phone booths a fresh purpose, RCN Business Services is working with DAS Communications, LCC International Inc. and Pacific Telemanagement Services to implement free WiFi in downtown Boston.
The unique partnership, announced at the WiFi and Small Cells North America Conference at the Hyatt Regency Boston this week, is aimed at increase the quality of service and decrease costs by connecting small cells to the core network, which will be made possible by the backhaul provided by RCN.
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Time Warner Cable combats Google Fiber with free WiFi hotspots
Time Warner Cable is attempting to combat Google Fiber, or at least suppress the damage Google Fiber will bring to its business, by offering free WiFi hotspots throughout the city of Austin, Texas. The catch is that in order for you to take advantage of TWC’s “free” public WiFi hotspot, you have to already be a TWC internet subscriber. Those that aren’t yet subscribers will be charged a fee...
...Google recently confirmed that it will be deploying its Google Fiber network in the city of Austin, Texas. Its internet service offers customers free internet with speeds of up to 5Mbps as long as the customer is willing to pay the installation fee. Customers can also opt for 1Gbps data speeds for $70 a month, or get both 1Gbps data speeds and the Google Fiber TV service for $120 a month.
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2013/04/27
Is BYOD Bringing Your Own Demise? Five steps to make sure that your business doesn't get sucked in
The potential advantages of ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) initiatives are clear and widely accepted...
..In fact according to the recent Dimension Data 2013 Global UCC studyconducted by Ovum only 38 per cent of large enterprises globally reported that they profiled their users when implementing unified communications and collaboration strategies and almost a quarter of UK firms indicating support for employee owned devices without official vetting.
To ensure that any BYOD policy benefits both the business and employees, there are a number of steps that should be undertaken:
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Halifax project bringing Wi-Fi to low-income seniors
A Halifax internet provider is trying to beam high-speed, Wi-Fi internet to two low-income seniors....
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The signal would then be distributed through the buildings using wireless transmitters. The 400 residents could buy the high speed service for a yearly rate of $125 total a year.
“People who live in these buildings do not have a lot for money. Expecting them to buy a $50 a month bundle or something to get basic internet access is just unreasonable,” said member Andrew Wright.
Wright said it was a long process to scrape together $23,000 to buy the transmission equipment, but installation should happen within the next two months.
A 2010 Statistics Canada survey found only about 50 per cent of 65-year-old seniors used the Internet and those numbers fell the older people got.
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2013/04/26
London schools offered superfast Wi-Fi
Schools across London have been given access to a new Wi-Fi network, enabling staff and pupils to take advantage of more technology in the classroom.
The network will be available to 2,000 schools across the capital through a partnership between London Grid for Learning (LGfL) and Virgin Media Business.
The two organisations have worked together for three years on creating a public sector network in London – the London Public Services Network, or London PSN – replacing the ageing infrastructure LGfL had to serve the education sector in the city with superfast broadband.
Now, they are offering wireless on top of the wired connections. Schools wanting to take advantage will need to purchase wireless access points to cover their buildings, but the network itself is run and managed centrally by LGfL, cutting costs significantly when compared to rolling out their own system.
Schools using the service are also being encouraged to install Voice over IP (VoIP) systems too, enabling them to cut existing costs on telephone services and contact other schools within the network for free.
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How 802.11ac Improves Upon 802.11nNetwork Analysis and Monitoring Blog
More, and More Efficient, MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output)
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In 802.11n, the maximum number of MIMO streams is four. Addition of MIMO streams creates a linear increase in overall throughput, and with 802.11ac the maximum number of MIMO streams is increased to eight. So with no other improvements (even though there ARE many more), 802.11ac would double the overall available throughput.
Along with an increase in the number of streams, 802.11ac also introduces higher encoding rates when converting digital traffic for RF modulation. This higher encoding rate results in an overall throughput improvement of over 40%, which is realized for each individual data stream.
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Smarter Channel Bonding
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802.11ac increases the number of channels that can be bonded, creating even wider channels that can handle even greater throughput. Channel widths of 80MHz, and optionally 160MHz, have been added. ...
Multi-User MIMO
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Multi-User MIMO (or MU-MIMO) allows multiple stations to transmit or receive the exact same data simultaneously. For example, if you’re hosting a Super Bowl party and you want to have the game displayed on all your video screens (say two HDTV monitors and an iPad that can be moved around the house), 802.11ac can distribute this video stream simultaneously to all these devices...
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... So, when the accounting is all done, the aggregate capacity of the WLAN grows from 600Mbps with an all-out implementation of 802.11n to 6.93Gbps with an all-out implementation of 802.11ac, better than a 10x improvement!
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Wi-Fi, Voice Calling Come to More New York City Subway Stations
Service is now expanded to 36 subway stations, including the six that were tested last year. Major stations, including Times Square and Rockefeller Center, are included in the expansion.
The project allows for voice calling, text messaging and Internet browsing from the station platforms — not on the trains themselves. And you’ll have to be a customer of participating wireless services to access voice and data.
Carriers AT&T and T-Mobile have already signed on to provide service for wireless voice and data for their customers. Executives from Verizon and Sprint were also in attendance at Gov. Cuomo’s press conference, as the two carriers say they plan to be a part of the network down under.
Wi-Fi is available through Boingo, and Transit Wireless is providing the infrastructure for the five-year project. Currently, the Wi-Fi is free through a sponsorship by HTC, which requires that the user watch an ad for the company’s new flagship smartphone before accessing the Wi-Fi.
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Magazine slips in a free T-Mobile WiFi hotspot, courtesy of Microsoft
Microsoft has tried more than a few publicity stunts to get us using Office 365, including WiFi hotspots in UK park benches. A magazine with a hotspot, however, is fresh -- and might just get us to notice the ads we normally skip. Americans who've received a special issue of Forbes have flipped past the articles to discover a fully functional (if stripped down) T-Mobile router tucked into a cardboard insert. Once activated, it dishes out 15 days of free WiFi for up to five devices at once, at up to three hours per charge. Microsoft is naturally hoping that we'll see the value of always being in the cloud and pony up for an Office 365 subscription, but we're sure that many will just relish having an access point while they're reading on the train home -- it sure beats settling for a Twitter feed.
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2013/04/20
Spectrum Analysis- basics on terminology and graphs
This blog post is going to give the basics on terminology and different graphs used in spectrum analysis. Obviously I am aware that some of you are well passed this point and are masters with you spectrum analysis tool of choice. If that is the case simply hang tight and maybe I can give you a tidbit of info. If you are still in your journey of becoming a wireless expert, then I have a treat of invaluable knowledge for you
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EE (in UK) delivers first 4G CAT4 device - Huawei E5776 mobile WiFi
Now this could prove to very useful. EE has just announced the release of its first 4G enabled 'CAT4' device, the Huawei E5776 mobile WiFi which latrche onto its 4G network to create a mini Wi-Fi hot spot.
The device will also work with the 4G speed bump EE has planned in June which apparently will effectively double its 4G download speeds.
It is not that pricey either and is available free on EE's range of existing 4GEE Mobile Broadband plans, starting at £12.99 per month with 1Gb data.
EE are also throwing in access to EE Film which combines 2 for 1 cinema ticketing, listings, trailers and film downloads or streaming in one place, and also a £5 per month discount on EE superfast Fibre Broadband
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2013/04/18
BYOD and Enterprise Mobility a $181B Market by 2017
Good news for IT vendors that cater to the enterprise mobility crowd.
In a few short years, the bring your own device (BYOD) and enterprise mobility market are set to make huge gains, says the research group MarketandMarkets. The reason: shifting attitudes surrounding workplace IT.
In short, employees are increasingly clutching iPads and letting their PC's gather dust.
The firm's analysts project that by 2017, the global market for BYOD and enterprise mobility solutions will rise to a whopping $181.39 billion, growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 15.17 percent in the interim. By comparison, the market totaled $67.21 billion in 2011.
Leading the charge is North America. MarketandMarkets reports that the region ruled the BYOD and enterprise mobility market with 36.1 percent share and $24.26 billion in revenues. By 2017, North American revenues will reach $58.6 billion.
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Voice over LTE : Anritsu White Paper
LTE is a pure packet technology, with no inherent conception of a circuit-switched (CS) bearer, on which legacy voice services depend.
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2013/04/17
Higher-Speed Wi-Fi? Not So Fast
More routers, smartphones and laptops capable of handling 802.11ac traffic are entering the market this spring, months before the engineering organization that manages wireless rules is expected to finish writing the standard. That leaves the newest Wi-Fi equipment in a bit of a technical gray area because the rules that decide how new devices communicate can change after products hit the market.
Hardware makers are pressing ahead anyway, betting the advantages of moving into the market early will trump the risk that a relatively shortlist of routers will be available to communicate with them....
...Businesses like office buildings and convention centers are likely to adopt the technology first, analysts say. Such venues benefit from new equipment because each new Wi-Fi standard develops better ways to manage the interference caused by many devices talking at once.
The Wi-Fi standard is itself technically still a draft, so manufacturers could find their cutting-edge products too ahead of the curve if their hardware doesn't conform to the industry standard. Analysts call scenario that unlikely, however.
"Most of our members do the right thing and come back and certify their products," said Edgar Figueroa, chief executive of the Wi-Fi Alliance, an industry group made up of hardware makers that sell wireless devices.
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, which publishes the actual rules that Wi-Fi devices reference, said its standards-writing process is running ahead of schedule and should publish the new standard before year's end.
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2013/04/15
Wi-Fi zapped from Golden Gate Transit buses
Golden Gate Transit officials pulled the plug on Wi-Fi on 120 buses last week, saying the technology simply didn't work well, partly because of Marin's hilly topography.
"What we had wasn't robust enough to handle the multiple users and the terrain we operate in," said Mary Currie, Golden Gate Transit spokeswoman. The district ended its Wi-Fi program on Friday.
Officials said it is was not worth spending about $6,000 a month on a wireless Internet service that was spotty at best for Golden Gate's 20,000 daily passengers.
But the transit district is not abandoning Wi-Fi completely. It will look at using a stronger 4G network to see if that will work better.
"We hope to be back to the public in about six months," Currie said.
The bus Wi-Fi project cost the district about $245,000 to get up and running in 2011. While the district paid for the hardware, the Wi-Fi service itself was provided free by Los Angles-based FreeFi Networks, which hoped to make up the cost in advertising to the district's clientele.
But about six months ago FreeFi Networks went out of business and the district has had to finance the WiFi service, officials said. The investment is not a total loss; existing equipment will be upgraded and used for the 4G network.
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2013/04/12
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NETGEAR R6250 WiFi Router is Ideal for Digital Media Streaming
The router includes Gigabit Ethernet ports and a USB 3.0 port so that you can make the most of the outstanding performance. The R6250 is ideal for HD streaming to multiple devices, including the latest smartphones with 802.11ac, such as the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the HTC One.
The R6250 Smart WiFi Router offers optimal wireless coverage for large homes, ideal for enabling your increasingly connected digital lifestyle. It’s particularly useful as the network hub for families with eight or more WiFi devices, and works especially well with dual-band WiFi devices such as the Apple iPad and iPhone 5.
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Qatar Airways extends in-flight connectivity to 150 aircraft
Qatar Airways has announced that it will offer mobile phone and WiFi signal connections onboard all its A350 and A380 aircraft in collaboration with global IT solutions provider OnAir. In total the carrier will offer in-flight connectivity on over 150 aircraft, with the service already implemented on its A320s and Boeing 787s.
Qatar Airways’ passengers have the option of using OnAir’s GSM network or WiFi facility, and can use their mobile phones and tablets for calls, texting and emailing, as well as surfing the internet and updating social media on any WiFi enabled device. Billing works in the same way as the international roaming charge.
“We have been operating Mobile OnAir for more than three years on some of our aircraft and it’s clear that our passengers want – and are coming to expect – in-flight connectivity,” commented Akbar Al Baker, Qatar Airways’ CEO. “We have seen high levels of usage of the OnAir services on flights to and from Europe, as well as on regional flights. The pattern emerging is that business travellers typically use mobile data, for example for email and reading the news. Leisure passengers are more likely to send text messages or update Twitter and Facebook accounts.”
The airline currently has orders for 13 Airbus A380s, with deliveries starting in 2014, as well as 80 A350s. OnAir’s coverage system allows Qatar Airways to provide consistent connectivity on all of its flights across the world. It has regulatory approvals from over 90 countries, as well as roaming agreements with more than 350 mobile network operators. OnAir also uses Inmarsat’s SwiftBroadband network,which is specifically designed to provide worldwide satellite coverage.
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Google to bring free Wi-Fi to New York
Google said it cost just $115,000 to get all the technology installed for the venture, which carries a $45,000 annual maintenance cost. The company covered two-thirds of the expense, and the Chelsea Improvement Company, a local public advocacy group, paid for the other third.
That low price tag excited the public officials participating in the press conference.
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2013/04/09
Hotspot 2.0 will enable enterprises to wholesale Wi-Fi access
People use Wi-Fi mostly indoors. And when they are indoors they are in some building, somewhere. And somebody else typically owns that building and most often the network infrastructure inside. That somebody else is usually an enterprise. A more recent phenomenon is the widespread and growing use of Wi-Fi across public venues. Such venues include hotels, schools, malls, retail outlets, public transport, etc. [Also see: "Two services that help protect public Wi-Fi users"]
In these locations service providers want to automatically connect their subscribers to their own "branded broadband" service using the venue's available high-speed Wi-Fi network, which they neither own nor operate. Hotspot 2.0 makes this possible by allowing user devices to automatically connect to any Wi-Fi network that has an interconnection with their "home" service provider. These back-end connections might be direct, but more likely will be indirectly provided through third-party "hubbing" services.
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BSNL (India) launches Wi-Fi Internet module for cars
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited has launched a Wi-Fi module for cars that will enable people to use Internet while they are travelling. BSNL's Indore division, which launched the module on Wednesday, claims it is probably the first of its kind in the country.
A Wi-Fi technology module that costs around Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 6,000 was first installed on an experimental basis in the official car of BSNL Indore unit's General Manager G C Pandey.
Pandey said that this was probably the first model in the country where the car has an antenna which receives Wi-Fi signals with a 3.5 mbps speed, from an exchange based on CDMA technology. The model is expected be adopted by customers in a big way, once it gains popularity, he said.
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2013/04/08
How Does Wi-Fi Affect Mobile Shoppers?
Much like Wi-Fi usage, the use of mobile payments also saw a significant increase in 2012. While only 37% of those polled reported using a mobile payment system in Q1 2012, by Q4 2012 that number had jumped to 51%.
As of Q4 2012, PayPal held a distinct advantage over both Amazon Payments and Google Wallet as the mobile payment method of choice. About one-third of mobile Wi-Fi users had used PayPal during the 30 days preceding the poll, compared with 20% for Amazon and 10% for Google. Notably, the percentage of those who had never used a mobile payment system dropped to 29% in the last quarter of 2012, compared with 41% at the beginning of the year.
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2013/04/07
GoPro-like Rollei Actioncam gets Wi-Fi remote control, live view
Among the changes Woodman made to the smaller, lighter GoPro Hero3, one of the more interesting was built-in Wi-Fi wireless networking connectivity, allowing remote camera control and monitoring -- a pretty useful feature when you consider that action cameras are often mounted in some rather awkward places for a unique perspective. Now Rollei, too, offers Wi-Fi with its new Actioncam 5S WiFi, although it opts to take the same route as Woodman's earlier GoPro Hero2, using an external accessory to provide this wireless connectivity.
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Subway riders get connected thanks to free Tokyo Metro Wi-Fi service
Life underground has grown more mobile-Internet friendly with Tokyo Metro Co.'s trial free Wi-Fi service expanding to effectively all of its subway stations at the start of the month.
By registering for an application called MANTA (Metro Amusement Network Trinity App), commuters can have their smartphone connected to the free Wi-Fi inside Tokyo Metro stations until July 31, when the trial will end.
There are some limitations, as people can access the service only five times a day and never for more than 15 minute per use.
A Tokyo Metro spokesman said the time limit is based on the expectation that most people will use the Wi-Fi service while waiting for their train.
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Audi and T-Mobile Team Up for $15/Month In-Car Wireless Data Service
Audi currently offers a six-month free trial of wireless data service when you buy the car, so if you don't mind paying that $450 up front, it ends up being a better deal than exceeding the limits of your smartphone's data plan as your in-car link to the Internet.
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