Assigning 802.11b Access Point Channels
After completing a RF site survey, you’ll have a good idea of the number and location of access points necessary to provide adequate coverage and ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
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EIRP Limitations for 802.11 WLANs
The spectrum regulatory body of each country restricts signal power levels of various frequencies to accommodate needs of users and avoidย RF interference. Most countries deem ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
802.11a: First Glimpse – part 1
It’s finally in silicon. The long-awaited 54Mbps technology that’s expected to light up the 5GHz radio spectrum is available and being tested by at least ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
Wi-Fi5, We Hardly Knew Ye
Remember when we told you that you could call 802.11a products Wi-Fi5, just as we usually call 802.11b products Wi-Fi? Forget we said that. Wi-Fi5 is out. ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
Pedal Power: Look Ma No Wires
An innovative, pedal powered, wireless network provides Internet access to off-grid villages in Laos. Jhai PC is a project of non-government organisation (NGO), Jhai Foundation. “The equipment ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
3G and Wi-Fi: Will they Ever Get Together?
One has distance, the other has speed. Together, they could make a pretty sweet pair. Given the relative strengths of third-generation (3G) wireless networks and ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025
Can Wi-Fi and Lasers Bridge the Last-Mile Gap?
In the 1800s Alexander Graham Bell toyed with the concept of using light to relay communications. Although the inventor discarded the idea in favor of ...
Written by: Jim Geier
Published on: March 27, 2025