Upgrading to Wi-Fi 7 can help crowded homes, but it won't fix a slow ISP plan. Here's how to judge a potential upgrade in 2026 with your setup in mind.

A new standards group has emerged, creating a rivalry in the business of roaming between wireless hot spots. About 50 companies belonging to Pass-One this week began drafting a standard way for ...

It's a nice thought that every Wi-Fi wireless card will work with every Wi-Fi network. After all, that's what standards are all about. Unfortunately, this isn't always the case -- there's no ...

Qualcomm's FastConnect 8800 Wi-Fi 8 chip is official, promising record data transfer speeds and range over previous versions.

A correction was made to this story. Read below for details. A faster Wi-Fi standard appears to be about a year away, after a task group unanimously approved a proposal for an update to the 802.11g ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--Representatives from key industry groups gave an update on upcoming Wi-Fi standards that lay the groundwork for determining what tools manufacturers will have to work with as they ...

Why a wired mesh backhaul beats raw wireless speed ...

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