How the internet and Wi-Fi work: A guide to connections, data and the cloud

Your internet service provider (ISP) brings the internet into your home through a modem. A router then converts that signal ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Wi-Fi HaLow and LoRaWAN?

As the IoT continues to expand, wireless protocols need to support applications that require higher network capacity, faster data rates, and more robust security. A comparison of Wi-Fi HaLow with ...
Electronic Design

What’s the Difference Between Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6?

This article appeared in Microwaves & RF and has been published here with permission. Download this article in PDF format. Wireless local-area networks provide internet access for many users in ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Wi-Fi 7 And Wi-Fi 8: Key Features, Differences, And What They Mean For Product Development

Wi-Fi 7 is reshaping how devices communicate, and Wi-Fi 8, with even more advanced capabilities, is on the horizon. Businesses building connected devices need to understand how next-generation Wi-Fi ...
CNET

The Difference Between Wi-Fi and Ethernet May Shock You: Here's What I Found After Testing Both

Hallie Seltzer worked with CNET's broadband team, covering ISP reviews, provider comparisons and a little bit of everything related to home internet. She's a graduate of Rogers State University in ...
Lifehacker

The Differences Between Wifi Boosters, Extenders, and Mesh Networks

Wifi can be a tricky thing. Even if you have a home within the square footage of your router's listed range, you might not always have the best signal (or any signal at all) in far corners of the ...
AOL

The Difference Between Wi-Fi and Ethernet May Shock You: Here's What I Found After Testing Both

Before I started on the CNET broadband beat, I didn't know much about the internet. Like most people, I only thought about my internet when it wasn't working. As I started learning more about how the ...