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Podcast: Bricks, CHIP and Wi-Fi 6

January 23, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham 2 Comments

Kevin and I start the show with our takes on Sonos deciding to stop updating older speakers and stereo components. We broaden the conversation to include Under Armor killing its UA gear and Charter/Spectrum’s decision to stop supporting smart home and security products in its footprint, leaving some customers out equipment costs. We even delve into the challenges of wealth creation in a society where physical goods are increasingly delivered as a service instead of owned.  From there we discuss Teserakt, an open-source encryption effort for IoT, NIST’s new privacy framework, Clearview AI, the fate of Noon lighting, and other bits of news. Kevin tells us what he thinks about the home automation experience with Samsung’s SmartThings Wi-Fi gear, and we end with a question about connecting a personal fan.

The Noon light switches now belong to the parent company that owns the Savant brand.

Our guest this week is Perry Correll, product manager at Extreme Networks. Correll also acts as the liaison between Extreme Networks and the Wi-Fi Alliance and the IEEE’s 802.11 standards committee. We discuss why Wi-Fi 6 is such a sea change for networks, and also why you shouldn’t rush out and change your router. He also explains why Wi-Fi 6e is a big deal and updates us on the FCC’s progress in allocating spectrum. His comments will help both consumers and enterprise customers get a sense of the future of Wi-Fi. Enjoy.

 

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Filed Under: Featured, Podcast Tagged With: Extreme Networks, Informa, IoT World, MachineQ, Noon, samsung, Savant, SmartThings, sonos, Under Armour, Wi-Fi

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  1. Rich C says

    January 29, 2020 at 10:52 pm

    One of my favorite contributors I watch on TWIT. Wanted to finally check out your site. Interesting article. I think (I may be wrong) that this article is missing the I in the first sentence.

    On a different note I very much agree with your take on a need for transparency and commitment for support on “smart stuff”.

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    • Stacey Higginbotham says

      January 31, 2020 at 8:55 am

      Oh dear. You are right. I added 🙂 Thank you.

      Reply

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