Instead of installing cameras, motion detectors or wearable devices, Wi-Fi sensing uses radio signals that are already travelling through a home, office or other indoor environment. The immediate applications include motion and presence detection, home security, occupancy monitoring and assisted living.

Multi-AP Coordination represents a change in perspective. Instead of treating each access point as an isolated device, Wi-Fi 8 increasingly views the entire wireless infrastructure as a coordinated system.

Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity—but perhaps not in the way many expect. Contrary to popular belief, AI is not inventing entirely new forms of attack. Instead, it is dramatically increasing the speed, scale, and affordability of attacks that have existed for years.

How can Wi-Fi deliver consistently high performance in the complex environments where it is actually used? The answer is not a single new technology. It is a new architectural approach.

Wi-Fi HaLow is the long-range, low-power member of the Wi-Fi family, designed specifically for Internet of Things (IoT) applications. Standardised as IEEE 802.11ah, Wi-Fi HaLow operates in licence-exempt sub-1 GHz spectrum instead of the traditional 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz Wi-Fi bands.

For many users, the push towards new standard naturally raises the question: If Wi-Fi is already this fast, why do we need Wi-Fi 8? The answer lies in the changing nature of wireless networking. The industry’s biggest challenge has shifted from speed to consistency.

Wi-Fi 8 is the first generation of Wi-Fi designed for coordinated wireless networking rather than independent access points. Many of the standard’s new mechanisms enable APs to exchange information, coordinate transmissions, make intelligent use of shared spectrum, and work together to improve the overall performance of the wireless network.

The prpl Foundation is an open-source industry alliance focused on software for broadband CPEs, including residential gateways, Wi-Fi routers, fibre gateways, cable gateways, and other broadband access devices. Its objective is to decouple software from hardware, enabling broadband service providers to deploy common software.

OpenLAN/OpenWiFi has matured into the broader OpenLAN architecture, comprising cloud software, access point firmware, Ethernet switch firmware, and validated white-box hardware. This makes OpenLAN one of the industry’s most comprehensive open networking initiatives.

Originally developed by Comcast and now governed by the RDK community, RDK-B enables broadband operators to deploy a common software platform across multiple hardware vendors. Today RDK-B has become one of the most important software platforms for residential broadband.

AFC is arguably the most successful dynamic spectrum allocation system ever designed. The solution came about as a cooperation between industry experts and the FCC ahead of the 6 GHz spectrum allocation decision in 2020.