Lewis Ronald, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons With the introduction of 802.11ax and its hundreds of new data rates, it’s time to start looking at the MCS Index to better understand link q…| Frame by Frame
Thread is a fast growing wireless protocol for low power IoT networks. It’s a feature of Matter, which can also use BLE and Wi-Fi. Similar to Zigbee, Thread uses 802.15.4 for its PHY and MAC,…| Frame by Frame
In this brief WLPC Phoenix talk I presented some surprising real-world data gathered from 7SIGNAL Sapphire Eye and Mobile Eye on the major new features in Wi-Fi 6, 1024 QAM, OFDMA, and 6 GHz.| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I shared my opinions on the current security situation with public/guest Wi-Fi. Many of the problems from years ago are mostly resolved, all without much change in how guest…| Frame by Frame
As a wireless engineer who spends a good amount of time on the road for work and family trips, I’m often unhappy with the quality of the Wi-Fi in hotels, Airbnb’s, and shared workspaces…| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I discussed the reality of OFDMA in Wi-Fi 6, dispelled some of the marketing myths, and shared some thoughts on how Wi-Fi can take better advantage of it in the future.| Frame by Frame
In this WLPC Phoenix talk I describe in detail how 802.11ax stations contend for channel access, using a combination of new and old features of 802.11. The idea was to show the full picture of what…| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar I described how 802.11 contention is different when wide channel widths are in use, and how that has evolved with each new PHY up to 802.11ax.| Frame by Frame
In this 7SIGNAL webinar, I share my opinions on captive portals, touching on the painful user experience and security problems they can create.| Frame by Frame
Wi-Fi Info shortcut on iPhone With the public release of iOS 17 today, you can take advantage of some really useful Wi-Fi connection information exposed via shortcuts. Years ago, Apple stripped acc…| Frame by Frame