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7SIGNAL Webinar: How Captive Portals Punish Your Guests

In this 7SIGNAL webinar, I share my opinions on captive portals, touching on the painful user experience and security problems they can create.

What’s Different About 802.11ax in 6 GHz

There has been some consternation that 802.11ax should have a greenfield mode in 6 GHz, leaving behind all the protocol overhead used for backwards compatibility in the 2.4 and 5 GHz bands. This mythical mode could also have fantastic new capabilities that would now be possible without legacy PHY requirements. 6 GHz is an opportunityContinue reading “What’s Different About 802.11ax in 6 GHz”

Wi-Fi Design Day 2019: Wi-Fi Performance Monitoring as a Design Tool

At Wi-Fi Design Day 2019 in Birmingham, UK, I gave a talk on the uses for Wi-Fi sensors and performance monitoring software during WLAN design. These tools are often considered for day 2 operations, yet they offer real benefits throughout the full WLAN lifecycle. This is an extended version of the brief talk I gaveContinue reading “Wi-Fi Design Day 2019: Wi-Fi Performance Monitoring as a Design Tool”