If mobile devices could automatically move traffic from cellular to Wi-Fi, operators could dramatically reduce congestion while postponing expensive investments in new spectrum and additional cell sites. The vision was compelling. The reality proved considerably more complicated.

Consumers increasingly regard reliable indoor coverage as a basic expectation rather than a premium service. At the same time, mobile operators in many mature markets continue to face intense price competition, relatively flat revenue growth, and ever-increasing investment requirements for 5G networks.

Today, Ultra-Wideband (UWB) is emerging as perhaps the strongest candidate yet for bringing GPS-like positioning indoors. More importantly, it may do so while preserving something that traditional indoor positioning systems often compromise: User privacy.

Every few weeks another announcement suggests that satellites are about to transform mobile communications – or perhaps even replace cellular networks altogether. According to independent telecom analyst and author William Webb, that isn’t going to happen.

The transition to Wi-Fi 7 is underway, but Ookla’s latest global research shows that adoption remains highly uneven across the world. Drawing on millions of Speedtest measurements collected from Android devices, the company’s Global State of Wi-Fi report offers one of the clearest pictures yet of how broadband subscribers are actually connecting to Wi-Fi networks today.

Wireless connectivity is now being integrated into billions of products that are neither computers nor networking equipment. Smart appliances, industrial sensors, medical devices, robots, EV chargers, retail terminals, building automation systems, cameras, and countless other products are becoming connected.

Every wireless technology solves a different problem. Wi-Fi moves large amounts of data over medium and long distances. Bluetooth mostly connects nearby devices using very little power, while GPS tells us where we are – usually outdoors. Ultra-Wideband (UWB) is something entirely different.

Our view of the Wi-Fi sensing ecosystem including standardisation bodies, silicon vendors, software vendors, integrators, service providers, and more. This guide is based on publicly available information from primary sources, including IEEE documents, company publications, product announcements, and technical presentations available at the time of writing.

If Wi-Fi sensing is to become a mainstream capability available across millions of homes, enterprises, and public venues, the industry will require a common framework. That is where IEEE 802.11bf comes in. The standard is laying the foundation for an interoperable Wi-Fi sensing ecosystem.

MediaTek VP James Chen explains how the company is applying AI to solve very specific Wi-Fi problems – not by creating another AI assistant, but by making wireless networks faster, more reliable, easier to operate, and significantly more energy efficient. The vision is disarmingly pragmatic.

Wi-Fi sensing is often described as “using Wi-Fi to detect motion.” That description is technically correct – but it barely scratches the surface. Modern Wi-Fi sensing systems don’t simply detect that something moved. Instead they measure extraordinarily small changes in radio propagation, and more.

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.

Convention centres. Stadiums. Hotel atriums. Warehouses. These are some of the most challenging environments in enterprise Wi-Fi, where traditional ceiling-mounted omnidirectional access points often struggle to deliver both capacity and coverage. Cambium Networks believes it has the answer.

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.

Modern stadiums have evolved into some of the world’s most demanding wireless environments. Supporting tens of thousands of simultaneous users while enabling broadcasting, ticketing, payments, security, operations, and immersive fan experiences requires a new generation of high-density Wi-Fi networks.

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.