“Broadband,” short for broadband Internet, is generally a term that conveys a fast connection to the Internet. DSL, Cable, Fiber-optics, satellite, and 4G (or faster) cellular are considered broadband.
The MiFi 8000 is the Sprint version of Verizon’s MiFi 8800L that came out late last year—both come from inseego, formerly Novatel. It, too, is likely Sprint’s last 4G hotspot due to the availability of 5G. Considering the slow roll-out of 5G, though, the MiFi 8000 still makes sense. In …
ARRIS informed me today of its very first Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) broadcaster, and it’s not a standalone router. Instead, it’s a Mesh Wi-Fi system, called SURFboard mAX Pro, or mAX for short. The news is quite exciting because ARRIS is a known maker of cable modems and residential gateways. By …
As I predicted a while back, 5G will change the landscape of residential broadband. Now that the future is almost here with the 5G NR Enhanced Gateway (model DWR-2010), D-Link unveiled today at CES 2019. A new type of residential gateway This new device, like all gateways, is a Wi-Fi …
AT&T announced today that it would deliver the first commercial 5G device, the NETGEAR Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot, in three days, on December 21st. And you’ll hear a lot more about 5G in the next few months since it’s a significant upgrade to the way mobile devices—phones and tablets with a …
When extending a network, you should always use network cables. Connecting an access point to an existing router via cable, for example, is the best way to extend your Wi-Fi network without losing performance. But getting our home wired can be challenging, sometimes not even possible. And that’s where Powerline …
