Trends

Aerohive Expands BR Router Family

The BR200 and BR200-WP combine secure routing, VPN and enterprise Wi-Fi in a single platform.

Cisco Accelerates Wi-Fi with Aironet 3600

New access point, includes four antennas and 802.11r support for fast roaming.

Mandarin Oriental Hides Wi-Fi in the Walls

In addition to deploying the Ruckus ZoneFlex 7025 Wi-Fi wall switch in guest rooms, the hotel also installed ZoneFlex dual-band 802.11n access points to support a higher density of concurrent users.

Aruba Brings Wi-Fi to Wall Plates

802.11n with GbE backhaul in a wallplate is now a reality.

Technology from Trapeze gets a new life at Juniper

Juniper Networks expands its WLAN portfolio with the new WLA532 access point.

Aruba Advances Instant Enterprise WLAN

Aruba virtualizes controller into the access point to power an instant WLAN deployment.

Cisco Expands Wi-Fi Coverage for Stadiums

New large venue focused solutions includes enhanced access point and new antenna technology that aims to deliver wireless access for stadiums. Read more...

Cisco Adds Cloud-Based Wireless Controller to Wi-Fi Portfolio

In keeping with this year's cloud-flavored theme at Interop Las Vegas, Cisco has announced the new Flex 7500 WLAN controller, which the company says is capable of supporting up to 20,000 users. Read more...

Aruba Builds Out AirMesh

New Wi-Fi mesh networking gear rolls out from wireless vendor as it integrates Azalea technology. Read more...

Cisco Extends Wi-Fi for Home Office Workers

OfficeExtend architecture debuts from Cisco for 'zero-touch' deployment of an extended enterprise. Read more...

Aruba Rolls Out New Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Points

Aruba joins the 900Mbps Wi-Fi party and debuts new wired switch for network management. Read more...

Wi-Fi Speeds 30 Percent Slower Than Wired in Homes: Report

Epitiro study concludes that consumers lose an average of 30 percent of download speed and face an increase in latency of 10 to 20 percent when using Wi-Fi connections in the home. Read more...

HP Delivers 900 Mbps Wi-Fi

New Wi-Fi access point from HP hits the top-end of bandwidth performance, but it doesn't (yet) clean the air. Read more...

Meraki Expands Cloud Networking with NAC

Cloud-managed networking gear expands with new security features and a 900 Mb/s access wireless access point. Read more...

Cisco Mobilizes Video, Carrier-Grade Wi-Fi

New Cisco MOVE architecture debuts to deliver mobile video content. Read more...

Meraki Takes Wired Network Routers to the Cloud

New cloud managed wired networking router debuts from Wi-Fi vendor, alongside a new subscription model for hardware. Read more...

Consumer Wi-Fi on the Rise, Spilling Into the Workplace

A decade after consumers first pushed Wi-Fi into the enterprise, a new wave of Wi-Fi Direct-enabled consumer electronics are poised to repeat history. Read more...

Qualcomm to Acquire Atheros for $3.1 Billion

With the purchase of Atheros, Qualcomm has placed itself in the middle of the looming convergence between Wi-Fi and cellular data. Read more...

2010 in Wi-Fi: the Year in Review

In a year marked by growth, cost-cutting, and strategic partnerships, wireless LANs matured into today's default network access method. Read more...

New Working Group Promotes Multimedia Grade Wi-Fi

Multimedia grade Wi-Fi effort founded to help set the specs for the next gen of video- and voice-enabled Wi-Fi. Read more...

Juniper Acquires Trapeze in Wi-Fi Play

Juniper goes deep into enterprise Wi-Fi with $152 million acquisition as competition versus HP and Cisco heats up. Read more...

Meru AP1000i Makes Virtual Cell More Affordable

Entry-level AP delivers Meru mobility without premium QoS pricing. Read more...

Juniper Puts Mobile Security in Spotlight

Juniper's new mobile security initiative combines products and hard data to protect mobile users from increasing threat. Read more...

Relieving Overburdened 3G, Ruckus Rolls Out Smart Wi-Fi

Carrier-grade edge/backhaul Wi-Fi gear to help mobile network operators embrace 802.11 as a scalable, reliable, manageable service delivery platform.

Aruba Revs Its Wireless Gear with ArubaOS 6.0 release

New OS for Aruba wireless gear adds new security, quality of service and spectrum analysis features Read more...

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