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Wi-Fi Alliances Announces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6

January 10, 2019
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Announced at CES 2019 in Las Vegas, the Wi-Fi Alliance announces a new certification program centered around 802.11ax, or Wi-Fi 6. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 is expected to be released in the 3rd quarter of 2019. In the announcement, Wi-Fi Alliance references the key capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 and how it will improve all Wi-Fi networks….

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FCC Proposed Rules for 1.2 GHz of Spectrum

January 7, 2019
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The next evolution of Wi-Fi is one step closer to being reality. The FCC has proposed rules for 1200 megahertz of unlicensed frequency in 6 GHz band. The whole band we need to pay attention to is 5.925 – 7.125 GHz. Why make unlicensed frequency available? Unprecedented demand for it. FCC made unlicensed frequency available…

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FCC Proposes More Unlicensed Spectrum

October 23, 2018
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) just proposed up to 1200 MHz of spectrum for Wi-Fi use by unlicensed devices. These devices would operate in the 6 GHz band, more specifically 5.925-7.125 GHz. There are incumbent users of the frequency space but Wi-Fi devices utilizing that frequency, used by Broadcast Auxilary Service and Cable Television Relay…

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Security Improvements in Wi-Fi: An Ekahau Webinar

September 27, 2018
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Recently, I had the pleasure of joining Joel and Jerry on an Ekahau webinar. The topic I presented was on Security Improvements in Wi-Fi. In this webinar, I touch upon three different security improvements: Device Provisioning Protocol Opportunistic Wireless Encryption WPA3 While I go over a general overview of the topics, OWE gets a little…

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Mist Strengthens Partnerships

September 7, 2018
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Mist has been hard at work forming partnerships with strong players, Juniper Networks, VMware, and Palo Alto Networks. Working alongside technologies which don’t have a wireless play, Mist complements each of their solutions by utilizing their AI and Machine Learning product. Initially, it looked like a strategy to be acquired but with multiple firm partnerships,…

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Meraki Go Launches

September 7, 2018
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What’s left? The small and home businesses! Meraki released a new line of access points aimed for the small shops called Meraki Go. By the tap of an app on a mobile phone, a wireless network can be live within minutes. Taking some features from their enterprise dashboard, a business owner can set some basic…

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The Story Behind the Ekahau Hat

June 19, 2018
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During Cisco Live 2018 in Orlando, Florida we were able to meet up with Jussi Kiviniemi from Ekahau. We were enamored with the Ekahau hat which was being given out at their booth. The quality of the hat is exceptional. There’s even a little detail inside the hat with reference to the Simpsons. If you’ve received…

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Meraki Health Aims for Rapid Root Cause Analysis

May 22, 2018
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Meraki Health Cisco Meraki is rolling out the new Meraki Health dashboard to customers. The goal is to allow IT staff to quickly identify root causes to various Wi-Fi issues. It’s the common trend amongst cloud-managed Wi-Fi vendors. Troubleshooting Wi-Fi connectivity is a difficult skill to master by an individual. Without the in-house expertise, IT…

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Wi-Fi Troubleshooting and Optimization

May 21, 2018
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#CiscoChampion Radio is a podcast series by technologists for technologists. In this episode, Cisco Champions Rowell Dionicio and Robert Boardman discuss Cisco WiFi Troubleshooting and Optimization with Jerome Henry. Jerome Henry is a Principal Engineer, Technical Marketing in the Wi-Fi Business Unit. He has extensive experience in troubleshooting wireless networks. In this Cisco Champion Radio…

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Cisco RRM: Clear To Send Hosts Cisco Champion Radio

May 3, 2018
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François and I were fortunate to be able to host Cisco Champion Radio this week. We tackled the topic of Cisco Radio Resource Management (RRM) with subject matter expert, Jim Florwick. Jim is a Technical Marketing Engineer with deep knowledge of how Cisco RRM works. I started off the conversation by asking Jim what the…

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Podcast Listener Survey 2017

November 26, 2017
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As come close to the end of 2017, we would like to thank everyone who has downloaded and listened to Clear To Send. We greatly appreciate you! The podcast wouldn’t be here without you. Before we jump into 2018, we are requesting listeners to fill out our listener survey. The survey will help us understand…

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5 Wi-Fi Tips You Can Implement Now



5 Wi-Fi Tips You Can Implement Now

February 11, 2017
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5 Wi-Fi tips you can implement on your WLAN to improve performance, reliability, and user experience. The WLAN provides connectivity for data and voice for employees, guests, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Regardless of where the users are, wireless users need an excellent experience when using data and voice wireless services. More devices with critical…

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