Gigabit broadband is now ubiquitous, and smart home devices are experiencing explosive growth. Many people, despite having high-speed broadband, frequently encounter problems such as slow internet speeds, weak signals through walls, and lag when multiple devices are connected—the core issue often lies with the fiber optic router. As the \”central nervous system\” of the home

Wi-Fi is great because of the flexibility it offers, and basic operation requires little effort. But it is frustrating when Wi-Fi doesn\’t work well, especially since the problems and remedies are not always obvious. A good business wireless network requires specialized tools and knowledge for design, installation and troubleshooting. How bad can business Wi-Fi be?

Multi-user MIMO, or MU-MIMO, is a wireless communication technology that uses multiple antennas to improve communication by creating multiple connections to the same device at the same time. MIMO is an acronym that stands for multiple input, multiple output. MU-MIMO is commonly used in devices such as routers, and it works with mobile devices such

Wireless standards documents can be hundreds of pages long and fraught with technical minutiae. But the important highlights generally boil down to a short list of talking points that differentiate one standard from its predecessor. With the buzz about the latest Wi-Fi standard — 802.11ax, also known as Wi-Fi 6 — it\’s worth examining the

Network practitioners have used virtual LANs for years to link pieces of an application and isolate its data from other applications that use a different set of VLANs. But VLANs have some limitations that inhibit their use in large data centers and cloud environments. How VLANs work A VLAN creates an overlay network on top