The WLAN Survey Fat is in the Fire- Ekahau Sidekick
The fat in this case is the slick new Sidekick from Ekahau. And the fire is the WLAN survey and analysis tool market. Sidekick has the ability to be a game changer, if the market accepts its price...
View ArticleNetscout's New .11ac Adapter Gives AirMagnet Tools a Performance Refresh
Wireless toolmakers have always been challenged with “keeping up” when it comes to WLAN standards (and now Waves). All WLAN adapters are not created equal, nor do they all play nice with leading Wi-Fi...
View ArticleAdd This Projector to Your Network Toolkit
In a realm where the coveted tools of the job include network analyzers and high-price software suites on beefy laptops, it might sound odd to have someone suggest that a projector might be worth...
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The Pre-Season Crazy Is Setting in For 802.11ax- Keep Your Eyes Open and Your...
Did you get your order for 802.11ax Wi-Fi gear placed yet? What do you mean “no”? Why, just take a look at these article titles- how could you not have taken the plunge yet?Okay, so maybe I’m being a...
View ArticleSeptember Was a Great Month For Wireless Tools
When it comes to legitimate WLAN design and support for business environments, you certainly have to pay to play. Whether the expertise is developed in-house or outsourced, the right tools in skilled...
View ArticleMore Gee Whiz for the Netscout AirCheck G2
There are two kinds of wireless support people in the world- those who have the Netscout AirCheck G2 and those who want it. The G2 (as us hipsters call it) has settled into the market as the one...
View ArticleWLA- A New WLAN Professionals Organization Takes Wing
You may have heard about the fledgling WLAN Advisory Board in the last couple of years, if you hit the right industry conference along the way. The WLANAB was borne out of frustration with widely...
View ArticleCape Networks Sees Into the WLAN- and Deeper
I see you from my spy plane, baby I see you walking on the ground I see you through my spy glasses, baby I can see right through the ground -“Spy”- They Might Be GiantsThere are times when you...
View ArticleThree Wireless Companies You May Not Know About
Knowledge is power, and you’re about to get some here. I’m all about value, don’t ya know… I recently learned of three wireless companies that may be of interest to you, and I want to pass word of them...
View ArticleA Smarthome Skeptic Gets Something to Think About
I’ve never been particularly into the whole smart home thing. As I self-reflect, I find myself somewhat curmudgeonly on the topic. Maybe it’s generational, whatever… But as much into technology as I...
View ArticleC'mon Wireless Market Leaders- Your Messaging Is Just Nuts at Times
The WLAN industry is always interesting, for sure. If it’s not the technology changing, it’s something else- like one company buying another, a new bucket of buzzword chum being dumped into the...
View ArticleNyansa Takes Analytics Beyond the Controller
At a time on the IT timeline when “analytics” is coming to mean more and more, Nyansa’s Voyance platform has shown that a third party solution can pry deep into the performance goings on of big WLAN...
View ArticleRuckus Isn't Quite ARRIS, Yet. But soon.
Wowsers, there have been a lot of aquisitions that impact the WLAN and network spaces in the last few years. As the WLAN market contracts from companies gobbling each other up, we're still waiting for...
View ArticleConsumer WLAN, Device Company PHICOMM Comes to the US
Every now and then it’s fun for a WLAN professional to venture down-tier to the consumer end of life to see what’s shaking there. In the enterprise world, big-dollar access points typically do client...
View ArticleNETSCOUT Rounds Out the G2 Line With Latest LinkRunner
When it comes to portable, high-feature, easy-to-use network testers for field support staff, NETSCOUT is rewriting the book. I’ve been fortunate to have a front seat on the journey, and the G2 testers...
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