The Wi-Fi Alliance a few weeks ago said it will launch the Wi-Fi 6E brand to classify Wi-Fi devices operating in the 6-gigahertz spectrum, which the Federal Communications Commission plans to soon release. As traditional Wi-Fi devices operate in the … [Read more...]
Podcast: New toys, Pi Day and insect-tracking LIDAR
We have reached the purported end of Broadcom’s bid for Qualcomm, so Kevin and I finally shared our thoughts on the topic. After that we discussed a murder that was solved using evidence from connected devices, Google Routines and Strava’s privacy … [Read more...]
Here are the reasons behind today’s crazy chip deals
Look what the internet of things has wrought! Monday, Broadcom, which was bought in 2015 by Avago in a $37 billion acquisition, said it would spend up to $103 billion buying Qualcomm. Let’s not forget that Qualcomm is trying to close a $47 billion … [Read more...]
Wi-Fi is getting an enterprise-class makeover
This week Broadcom released three new Wi-Fi chips that piqued my interest. These chips use the new 802.11ax standard known as Max Wi-Fi. With this generation of Wi-Fi chips, the standard has been redesigned from the ground up to perform much more … [Read more...]