Building wireless networks is something that, with the right amount of engineering and experience, can be simple to do for the right people. Choosing equipment, locations to mount that equipment, and choosing how that equipment operates are essential elements to wireless network design. They are also things that we can control. But what we can't... Continue Reading →
The Importance of Location in Wi-Fi. Wireless Field Day 8 at Cisco, Zebra, Aruba, and Levi’s Stadium!
Breakfast of champions.As the second day of wireless field day began, we were all eager to find out what we would learn from 3 of the top Wi-Fi vendors in the world. After meeting with Ruckus and seeing their emphasis on moving control and administrative platforms to the cloud to facilitate mobility from a larger perspective, I wondered... Continue Reading →
Who Wants A Free 802.11ac Access Point & 1-year of Cloud Service?
Image used under Creative Commons. Thanks Sarah!Remember when Meraki and Cisco first got together? They had a pretty successful campaign where if you watched a webinar, you got an access point. It worked pretty well for them, got them some great exposure, got you to learn about the product, and more importantly it got their... Continue Reading →
LTE-U and Wi-Fi Coming Together? Oh, the rumors are swirling!
Straight from the rumor mill:LTE-U and Wi-Fi Coming Together?There's this weird combination of rumors going around right now that are getting me pretty excited. They all seem to center on one manufacturer, and all in one general area: LTE-U.First, LTE-U is all the rage. That article I posted a few weeks back got some fantastic... Continue Reading →
LAA LTE and the impact on Wi-Fi & Backhaul Networks
I saw an article about LTE-U, or LAA LTE in most circles, right before all of the holiday madness. As I read through it and about T-Mobile's upcoming plans to leverage the unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum for small cell markets, it got me wondering about the spectrum itself, overcrowding in 5 GHz, and how it... Continue Reading →
WiFi Calling and VoLTE Network Readiness: Tidal wave or splash in a puddle?
I was out on an install recently and speaking with a group that runs the connectivity and IT service for a group of libraries in a City. We were discussing firewalls, application awareness, and eventually good ol' Wi-Fi. When someone brought up the iPhone 6, we began discussing VoLTE and Wi-Fi calling. The conversation that... Continue Reading →
The McAllen Creative Incubator gets a new Wi-Fi network!
One of the greatest things about doing what I do in the local community is that I get to go visit places that I haven't been to in a pretty long time, or that I went to as a kid and get to see them from an entirely different perspective. One of those places is... Continue Reading →