Wi-Fi is the wireless alternative to network cables. It’s the most popular way to connect devices locally and to the Internet. A Wi-Fi device is one with this wireless capability built-in to connect to a Wi-Fi access point which can host multiple Wi-Fi-enabled devices at a time.
Here’s some great news for fans of Amazon’s Fire TV ecosystem. Yesterday, September 20, 2023, the online retail giant announced a range of major updates to the product line. They include two refreshed streaming sticks, a new soundbar, better AI-based voice search, and the new TV Ambient Experience. Update: The …
Earlier this week, on September 18, 2023, Intel quietly made available the specs for the all-new Intel Wi-Fi 7 Series chipsets that include two variants named BE200 and BE202. There were no news events or press releases; I accidentally stumbled on these product pages. Unlike other Wi-Fi 7 products you’ve …
NETGEAR announced a major new mesh system today, and it’s not another Orbi, nor does it support Wi-Fi 7. Instead, it’s the company’s latest Nighthawk, the MK93S Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6E system. This is the third in the networking vendor’s low-cost product line, as the successor of the MK83 and …
There’s nothing new about the Amazon eero PoE 6 other than it’s from a company that, before this, only made wireless mesh systems. It’s the first eero Wi-Fi broadcaster that’s all about wiring. As a standard dual-band Wi-Fi 6 PoE access point, this new hardware will work with any router. …
Comcast today announced the Storm-Ready WiFi, an aptly-named Wi-Fi broadcaster designed to keep its Xfinity Cable broadband customers connected during, well, a storm. That’s the idea. Judging from the name, this is a timely product. The hurricane season is coming to certain parts of the US. Considering climate change and …
This is an umbrella post on Wi-Fi, the familiar name of the 802.11x networking standards. For the past two decades, Wi-Fi has been an essential cord-cutting invention. Imagine how your smartphone or tablet would be without this wireless connection. In a nutshell, Wi-Fi is an alternative to network cables, allowing …
As the world is slowly adopting Wi-Fi 7, CommScope’s first complete Wi-Fi 6E solution, the 2-pack SURFboard mAX 6E tri-band Mesh Wi-Fi System (model W161) announced on June 15, 2023, is fashionably late to the party, to say the least. Yet, the company touts the new hardware as a “cutting-edge” …
The new TP-Link Deco X55 Pro AX3000 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System, officially available on July 7, 2023, is what the previous Deco X60 and especially the Deco X4300 Pro should have been. It’s the first Wi-Fi 6 Deco designed to deliver Gigabit, even faster, broadband in full. In …
Looking for the best Wi-Fi 6E upgrade options? You’re at the right place. Since the introduction of Wi-Fi 6E, the new 6GHz band has become a hot commodity. Everyone wants to see that little 6e attached to their device’s Wi-Fi signal symbol. Not all devices show the new standard-specific symbol. …
Broadcom has some news that might give folks who already bought a Wi-Fi 7 router a hint of FoMO. The company today announced its second-generation chipset solutions for the Wi-Fi 7 standard, including the BCM6765, the BCM47722, and the BCM4390. “Second-gen” because the chip maker shipped the first-gen more than …
