The FCC can achieve a win-win solution for auto safety and broadband by taking a fresh look at the rules for the 5.9 GHz band. The technology landscape has drastically changed in the 20 years since the FCC adopted the existing rules, old and, as a result, the spectrum sits unused today in the vast majority of the country. Continuing a policy of dedicating spectrum to specific transportation applications would merely perpetuate the waste of this extremely valuable resource at a time when we need it more than ever the existing problem.
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It’s August, a time when many Americans head on vacation for some R&R before school kicks off again. As travelers book their vacations and hotels, one amenity has become increasingly important: good Wi-Fi. Be it to upload beach photos from the day, download a book to read at the pool or video chat with family back at home, we need strong Wi-Fi connectivity when we travel.
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This week, a teenager from Pennsylvania lived the dream of video game junkies everywhere when he took home a first-place trophy and $3 million from the inaugural Fortnite World Cup. While this was the biggest solo prize in pro gaming history, it’s only a small sample of the booming industry that is esports.
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Twenty years ago this week, Steve Jobs famously introduced consumers to Wi-Fi by passing the new iBook laptop through a hula hoop to show off its wireless Internet connection. Today, Wi-Fi is an integral part of our lives, connecting us at work, at home, on trains, planes and more. It’s hard to remember a time before this omnipresent connectivity — but it wasn’t so long ago.
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Twenty years ago, before we had Alexa and Siri, we had Pat. Millennials might remember Smart House, the 1999 Disney Channel original movie that tells the story of the Cooper family and their next-generation computerized home run by an AI system named Pat. Pat makes coffee, controls the temperature in the house, turns on and off the lights, streams music and videos and syncs with Mr. Cooper’s work computer — that is, until she takes on a mind of her own. Read More “Smart Homes Today: Wi-Fi and the IoT”
Today is World Wi-Fi Day, a chance to celebrate how far Wi-Fi has come, what it does for us now and the exciting future it has in store!
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Our lives run on Wi-Fi. Our schools, libraries, businesses, airports and healthcare facilities rely on Wi-Fi every single day for high-speed connectivity. But today, Wi-Fi is running out of airwaves. We need more unlicensed spectrum so that Wi-Fi can continue to connect us in the fastest, most reliable way. The 5.9 GHz band of spectrum presents the best opportunity for this. It’s in the mid-band close to the other Wi-Fi channels and it’s currently unused. Download our 5.9 GHz Primer to learn more about the 5.9 GHz band and why it could be a gamechanger for Wi-Fi technology.
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Have you ever been in search of free public Wi-Fi — somewhere where you don’t need to buy a coffee to get online? Luckily, there is an institution in nearly every community that offers free Wi-Fi access to everyone: the public library.
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Wi-Fi is a staple in our digital age, powering everything from student research in libraries to remote access to materials for traveling workers. Today, Wi-Fi carries the majority of Internet traffic and provides huge economic benefits to our society. As the digital world evolves, so too does Wi-Fi. In October of last year, Wi-Fi Alliance announced the rollout of the latest Wi-Fi standard called Wi-Fi 6, which is designed to provide faster, more reliable services that can support the next generation of technology. Here’s a look at what it is and what it means for you and your devices.
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Washington, D.C. – Today, WifiForward released the following statement in response to the delay of the 5.9 GHz item:
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