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Celeno and Airgain are collaborating on the creation of a new smart antenna reference design focused on supporting 4K video streaming applications for telecom service providers. The combination of Celeno’s experience in smart antennas and RF with Airgain’s SAS (Smart Antenna Steering) silicon...

Hi Guys Just joined this excellent looking group and hopeful I have at last found a helpful forum that covers my rather complicated and growing Home Network. I am also hoping I am posting this in the right place as it covers a number of different topics - but posting individual discrete...

The new Zyxel WRE6606 2x2 dual-band Wi-Fi extender is being marketed for homes using wireless networks with growing numbers of smart home devices. The new extender also takes advantage of MU-MIMO technology allowing compatible devices to simultaneously connect to MU-MIMO wireless access points...

Hi I observed that in Firmware 380.63_2 on AC88U hidden wireless network seems not working. At restart is switching automatically from yes hidden to no hidden. Also I saw recently that even when is yes hidden it appears in the list of discovered networks even I removed it from known networks...

ZyXEL’s Nebula line of networking products centralizes deployment, management and monitoring of remote networking hardware for small and medium businesses and managed service providers. The line includes 802.11ac access points, security gateways and Gigabit Ethernet switches that are cloud...

I now have 1 Gigabit symmetrical internet at home :) and looking to make the most of this over WiFi. From my research, it seems like 400-500 Mbps seems to be the max achievable over WiFi, with like an Asus RT-AC68U. But my question is, if I was to purchase a Tri-band router and install a...

In an effort to rebuild its focus on R&D, Marvell announced that it is going to implement changes, including layoffs, that would drop its annual operating expenses from $1.08 billion to at least $820 million. The company said that it would discontinue, consolidate, and streamline specific R&D...

Broadcom announced its intent to purchase Brocade for $5.9 billion, expanding the chip company’s reach into the data center market. This strategic move could potentially put it in competition with customer companies like Cisco, HP and Intel. So Broadcom said it would sell Brocade’s networking...

Ubitquiti Networks added two new access points to its family of enterprise grade Wi-Fi networking devices. The new APs are the UniFi AC Mesh and UniFi AC Mesh Pro. Both APs are designed for easy integration into indoor and outdoor installations, and are 802af PoE compatible devices that can be...

The Wi-Fi Alliance yesterday announced the launch of its Certification program for 60 GHz 802.11ad products. 802.11ad is a short range / in-room standard that marries Wi-Fi authentication and connection management technologies with significantly higher bandwidth provided by using 60 GHz...

The new NETGEAR WAC104 is an AC1200 class simultaneous dual-band 802.11ac access point designed for small office/home office environments. The WAC104 supports maximum link rates of 867 Mbps at 5 GHz and 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and includes a built-in four-port Ethernet switch for wired...

Edimax’s RE11 Gemini AC1200 Dual-Band Home Wi-Fi Roaming Kit is the latest Wi-Fi product to claim to enable "seamless" roaming in home Wi-Fi networks. The kit includes two dual-band AC1200 class extenders that provide maximum wireless link rates of up to 867 Mbps at 5 GHz, and 300 Mbps at 2.4...

For some reason, after I have wireless clients disconnect from the router, those same clients are listed as currently connected WIRED connections. I don't know why the router interface is reporting that those devices are connected if they are clearly disconnected. I also don't know why it's...

The soon to be released NETGEAR WAC740 is an AC2600 class MU-MIMO 4x4 AP that will have maximum wireless link rates of 600 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 1.7 Gbps at 5 GHz. With the WAC740, SMB customers can opt for either using a bonded connection to the access point’s two Gigabit ports, or use its...

Google Wifi is the Cloud company’s entry into a growing category of mesh networking products for the home. Available in single-pack or three-pack quantities, the new AC1200 wireless solution is designed to maximize coverage at home by helping to strategically place each access point in different...

The new smart home hub, called the Wink Hub 2, is a follow-up to the original Wink Hub, sporting a slimmer profile than its predecessor and adding several features missing from the original product. The Wink Hub 2 gets dual band wireless connectivity, letting customers choose between connecting...

AirGig is an AT&T project designed to transmit multi-gigabit wireless internet using urban, rural and underserved locations’ powerlines. Unlike previous internet-over-powerline efforts, AT&T's method uses "medium voltage" powerlines as waveguides for the millimeter wave RF signals (>30 GHz) that...

D-Link announced it is now shipping two new wireless AC access points targeting SMBs, the DWL-8710AP outdoor AP and the indoor DWL-6610AP. Both APs are dual-band 2x2 AC1200 devices with maximum link rates of 300 Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 867 Mbps at 5 GHz. Features include beamforming, bandsteering...

Greetings SNB Forums, I'm looking to deploy a long range outdoor WLAN solution for a local non-profit (a cooperative farmstead / permaculture community) near Asheville, NC on approx. 2 acres of mountainous, forested terrain... I live 600 miles away but I'm currently onsite and volunteering for...

Hi guys, With the release of the 4x4 (1.7Gb/2.2Gb) ASUS PCE-AC88 desktop adapter I was wondering what the outcome would be to getting two of them and putting them in different PCs connected to the same router? I currently have a TPLink C2600 capable of 4x4 1.7Gb streams + MU-MIMO. The downside...