Ten years has validated my assertions (in 2008 and in 2009) that location services is the end game. Whether it’s used for asset tracking, people...
There has been much misinformation and misunderstanding around so-called ghost frames. There is no frame type or subtype in the 802.11 standard called a ‘ghost...
While there are some technical reasons to be excited about the soon forthcoming 802.11ax (hereafter, just 11ax) technology, it has one big Achilles Heel that...
There must be 10Gbps of Wi-Fi throughput hype out there, and I want to explain expected throughput for 11ac and 11ax WLANs in a way...
Back-to-back innovative product releases from Aerohive…hmmm. Who would’ve thought that they would re-enter the innovation game after a 5-year hiatus. Not me, but I must...
So much has been and will be said about the upcoming 802.11 PHY amendment called 802.11ax (hereafter just “11ax”) that I felt I needed to...
My friend Keith Parsons and I are fond of saying, “It’s All About The People.” Because it is. People and relationships are what’s really important...
In each of my weekly classes, I do a full walk-through of the “Define, Design, Deploy, Diagnose (Validate/Optimize)” process. It’s never a surprise when most...
Simply because it’s awesome, I thought I would write a blog about the AirCheck G2. It’s my favorite WiFi diagnostics tool, hands-down. It does so...
With client density continually on the rise, and more high-density use cases popping up all the time, it only makes sense to replace unused 2.4GHz...
For those of you who have attended an Ekahau ECSE course or my CWNA course, you will remember the discussions of “Primary” and “Secondary” RF...
There are arguments for and against disabling low data rates, and it’s my hope, that after reading this blog, you will understand why disabling lower...
It looks like Ruckus took stock in the immortal words of Harvey Penick when he said, “Take Dead Aim.” No longer leashed to a controller,...
If you’ve never heard of Black Box’s “InnerWirelessHD3” solution, this blog is dedicated to a technical analysis of it. I will abbreviate the name to...
Aerohive has been doing quite well since their IPO. There are always areas for improvement, but all-in-all, I’m happy with the company’s numbers to date....
I have recently overheard the following in regard to “selling more APs.” “Let’s recommend two APs per classroom for more capacity.” “Just go with one...
2.4GHz interference advances with the determination of General George S. Patton, perhaps with General “Chesty” Puller as a teammate. BYOD, IoT, and STUFF fuels the...
Like all other “survey” related tasks, measuring and annotating wall attenuation starts with marking up a floor plan. While the tiny print makes Figure-2 a...
Much of the work I do on customer networks these days is repetitive. That’s not to say that it’s always simple work, but I do...
Within most enterprise manufacturers who sell both 2×2:2 and 3×3:3 platforms, the ratio of overall sales is 80-85% 2×2:2 and 15-20% 3×3:3. Given those numbers,...
Most any technical professional within the Wi-Fi market can tell you what an RF Site Survey is. Far fewer, but still a reasonable number of...
Now that the 2.4GHz is Dead gauntlet has been thrown down, I thought it prudent to help those who are trying to move to a...
Just as we thought everything was stabilizing after the big BYOD rush…here comes its big brother…IoT. As soon as you dig into the nuts and...
When the FCC recently ordered Marriott International and Marriott Hotel Services to pay a $600,000 fine for “jamming mobile hotspots” within their own facilities, the...
As many of you know, I kicked off Divergent Dynamics, Inc. in April 2014. I started with no money in the bank, no insurance, bills...
Fiber-to-the-AP? Have you lost your mind? Your homework assignment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_6_cable http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category_7_cable#CAT7 …and let me tell you a brief story… Once upon a time…in a land...
Do not ask for whom the IoT bell tolls. It tolls for thee. That means you…as in, “ready or not, here I come.” The Internet...