Spring has finally sprung! For many, this means it’s Spring Break — a time where students and adults alike spend a lot of time traveling. USA Today ranks this season as one of the top ten busiest times to travel, with many flying to tropical destinations for some R&R.
It wasn’t long ago that the idea of a watch that did anything more than tell time was a figment of futuristic fantasy. Now technologies once deemed high-end luxuries for only the wealthy are completely common. Yet new advances keep spurring even more ideas to improve tech devices themselves and the networks they rely on to deliver unprecedented connectivity in every aspect of life.
Watch for these tech trends on the rise in the coming year:
Last week, Cisco released its Mobile Visual Networking Index (VNI) report and it predicted huge growth in mobile — growth in users, growth in data traffic, and growth in speed of connections. In particular, Wi-Fi is expected to grow by 2022.
Here are a few key takeaways about how critical Wi-Fi will continue to be:
Washington, D.C. – Today, WifiForward released the following statement applauding the Senate’s confirmation of Geoffrey Starks and its reconfirmation of Brendan Carr as Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission.
“Jerry and I, we’re on different sides of the aisle but these are issues that affect all of us. It’s not a Republican, Democrat, or Independent issue,” offered Rep. Bob Latta (R-OH), “And when you’re looking at Wi-Fi and the uses out there, we have to have it.”
Read More “Bipartisanship is Back at the Second Annual Wi-Fi Summit”
Washington, D.C. – The RAND Corporation released a new economic analysis that finds opening up the 5.9 GHz frequency band for Wi-Fi could contribute up to $100 billion per year to the U.S. economy, and provide up to an additional $190 billion in economic surplus. Importantly, RAND lead author Diana Carew also unveiled a new model for assessing the potential value of unlicensed spectrum, meeting a need identified by Congress and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Read More “WifiForward Statement in Response to New RAND Report on Wi-Fi in the 5.9 GHz Band”
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission released the results of 5.9 GHz Phase I testing data. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
Read More “WifiForward Statement in Response to FCC’s Successful Tests of Wi-Fi in the 5.9 GHz Band”
Washington, D.C. – Today, the White House released a Presidential memorandum calling for a balanced, forward-looking, flexible, and sustainable approach to spectrum management. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
Read More “WifiForward Applauds the Administration’s Call for a Sustainable Spectrum Strategy”
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Federal Communications Commission will consider several issues relating to unlicensed and shared spectrum including the Citizens Broadband Radio Service and expanding unlicensed operations to the 6 GHz spectrum band. In addition, in recent weeks there have been renewed calls from FCC Commissioners to open the unused 5.9 GHz band for unlicensed uses like Wi-Fi. WifiForward released the following statement in response:
Read More “WifiForward Praises FCC Leadership on Unleashing Unlicensed Spectrum”
Last week, Wi-Fi got a new name. For the last two decades, whenever Wi-Fi got an upgrade (often), people had a new set of letters and numbers to deal with. The potential for confusion? High. Now, each flavor of Wi-Fi will just have one number, so the newest Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax, will be known as Wi-Fi 6. Technology writers everywhere rejoiced. (Seriously, some of the headlines are pretty enthusiastic.)
Read More “WifiForward Consumer Survey: Bring On Wi-Fi 6”