New WiFi standard on the horizon

The latest standard and fifth generation in WiFi protocols, the 802.11ac promises to deliver speeds on wireless LAN sites of up to three times faster than the previous 802.11n standard, finally making true high-definition video streaming at 500Mbps possible. With the...

Key considerations behind WiFi revenue

According to internationally recognised research, WiFi is increasingly becoming an indispensable part of many consumers’ lives and already accounts for a growing proportion of their wireless usage, says Dr Dawie de Wet, CEO at Q-KON.  A January 2013 report by “the...

WiFi offloading eases congested networks

With South African cellular networks in the major urban centres straining under rapidly increasing data usage, the time is ripe for the country’s mobile operators to adopt aggressive WiFi offloading as a strategy.  That’s the word from Quentin Joubert,...

WiFi trends to watch for in 2013

2012 was a great year for the WiFi industry, especially in the enterprise IT space. More businesses embraced the solutions WiFi had to offer and in the process improved on their internal processes and services to their customers, says Michael Fletcher, sales director...

Sundance uses Smart WiFi from Ruckus

Ruckus Wireless has announced that for the third straight year, its patented Smart WiFi products and technology are once again powering the WiFi services being offered at the internationally renowned Sundance Film Festival, which is expected to attract an estimated 45...

Carrier WiFi comes of age in 2013

All indications point to full speed ahead for service provider WiFi deployments in 2013, says Steve Hratko, director of Carrier Marketing at Ruckus Wireless.  While WiFi has been around for quite some time as a consumer and enterprise technology, it’s never garnered...