Wireless Startup Takes New Approach To WiFi Analytics
One of the common add-on services in enterprise WiFi is analytics, which is used in a variety of contexts. Some WiFi vendors hawk location analytics for tracking client devices for a variety of...
View ArticleWhen You Should Disable 2.4 GHz Radios In A WLAN
WiFi doesn’t work. We need more access points (APs). These are common misconceptions I hear. More radio frequency (RF) is not always better, especially if it is 2.4 GHz RF. In fact, adding more access...
View ArticleCisco Teams With Dimension Data To Combat Rhino Poaching
The numbers are heartbreaking: 1,215 rhinos were killed by poachers in 2014, according to the South African Department of Environmental Affairs. If the rate of poaching continues, the rhino could...
View Article8 WLAN Security Best Practices
If you are in the process of implementing or redesigning a wireless LAN for your company, you must make security a top priority. Because wireless signals often propogate beyond physical barriers, the...
View Article8 Cool Ways To Leverage Wireless Tech
By now, wireless networks are a standard fixture in enterprise IT. Employees simply take it for granted that they'll be able to connect their laptops, smartphones and tablets to the organization's WLAN...
View ArticleNVDIMM: A New Breed Of Storage
Non-Volatile Dual-Inline Memory Modules are a brand new and very different storage technology. Instead of storing data on a drive or even a flash card, NVDIMMs replace the traditional memory sticks in...
View ArticleCool New Networking Products At Interop 2016
Enterprise networks today are under massive pressure. On top of surging IP traffic, users demand anytime, anywhere access, the Internet of Things is growing, and there's an increasing business need for...
View ArticleThe Top IT Products of 2016: Best Of Interop Award Winners Announced
Today at Interop Las Vegas 2016, the winners of the 2016 Best of Interop awards were announced. The awards recognize innovation from Interop exhibitors across 10 categories of enterprise technology....
View ArticleWLAN Design Best Practices And Challenges
With users expecting anytime, anywhere access from any device, demand for wireless networking is skyrocketing in the enterprise. But building WLANs today is far from easy. At Interop Wednesday, WLAN...
View ArticleFacebook Builds A Routing Platform
Facebook today unveiled a network application platform originally designed as a shortest-path routing system for its Terragraph multi-node wireless network, which aims to provide high-speed Internet...
View ArticleThe LTE-U Vs. WiFi Debate
LTE-U, an emerging technology that aims to reduce cell phone data congestion by offloading traffic onto unlicensed spectrum, has been a hot topic in the wireless world. Carriers like AT&T, T-Mobile...
View ArticleMonitoring Network Performance at Interop Las Vegas
Last week, the NetBeez team was in Las Vegas to exhibit at Interop. But we were also hard at work monitoring and managing the conference and expo network infrastructure.Like other IT trade shows,...
View ArticlePacket Blast: Top Tech Blogs, May 13
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View ArticleUpgrading The Network In Healthcare: Two Approaches
Like other enterprise networks, healthcare networks are under more pressures than ever. IP traffic is surging, users expect anywhere, anytime access from a variety of mobile devices, and the Internet...
View ArticleAirCheck WiFi Tester Gets More Than A Facelift
In the realm of enterprise wireless support tools, one handheld tester has absolutely dominated for many years. AirCheck, by Fluke Networks, has been the go-to field tool for wireless support and...
View ArticlePacket Blast: Top Tech Blogs, May 20
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View ArticleWiFi Fast Roaming, Simplified
For some reason, all descriptions of 802.11r spectacularly fail to provide a simple explanation of the WiFi fast roaming protocol. Most of them are too high level and are effectively useless, or they...
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