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Is it time to upgrade that smart home router?

March 1, 2023 by Kevin C. Tofel

On a recent Internet of Things Podcast, we took a voicemail from Keith about his smart home router. He's been adding and removing hubs, switches, bulbs and security devices from his wireless networks over the years. Keith wants to know if he should … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: amazon alexa, Apple HomeKit, Google Home, hubs, Matter, mesh networking, Nest Wifi Pro, Samsung SmartThings, smart home, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E

Eero’s new Wi-Fi routers take advantage of new spectrum

March 23, 2022 by Stacey Higginbotham

I've been spending a few days testing Eero's latest Pro 6E Wi-Fi system and I can tell you I see a significant speed increase over my existing Eero Pro 6 routers. Eero, which is owned by Amazon, has also released a system of mesh routers called Eero … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews Tagged With: Amazon, Asus, Eero, Linksys, Netgear, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi6E

How to extend your smart home network to the outdoors

March 11, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast, Ryan called into the IoT voicemail hotline with a Wi-Fi question. He lives in a condo with a detached garage and is hoping to get a better wireless signal out to where the car is. Ryan is wondering if a mesh network or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: mesh networking, Netgear Orbi, smart home, Ubiquiti, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi 6, wireless networks

Is Wi-Fi 6 the best smart home solution in terms of bandwidth, latency and a large number of devices?

February 15, 2021 by Kevin C. Tofel

On our most recent IoT Podcast episode, Will called in to our voicemail hotline with a question about Wi-Fi 6. He wants to know if the newer wireless home network standard is sufficient for IoT. Specifically, he's wondering if Wi-Fi 6 has the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Featured, How-To Tagged With: 802.11ax, smart home, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E, wireless networks, zigbee, ZWave

All about Wi-Fi 6 and the new Wi-Fi 6E

February 17, 2020 by Stacey Higginbotham

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...]

Filed Under: Analysis, Featured Tagged With: Broadcom, Extreme Networks, google, Qualcomm, Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 6E

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