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.

Airties is one of the pioneers of Cloud-managed residential Wi-Fi (including mesh) and today focuses exclusively on software for broadband service providers. RouteThis specialises in helping customer support agents, field technicians, and subscribers rapidly identify the root cause of connectivity issues.

Airties is one of the pioneers of Cloud-managed residential Wi-Fi (including mesh) and today focuses exclusively on software for broadband service providers. The company provides an AI-driven Connectivity Experience Management (CEM) platform that helps operators monitor, diagnose, optimise, and personalise the in-home broadband experience.

CUJO AI is a provider of AI-powered network intelligence and cybersecurity software for broadband service providers. The company’s platform helps operators understand the behaviour and performance of home networks and connected devices while enabling improved customer experience, operational efficiency, and subscriber-facing digital services.

Nearly four years after the Matter smart home interoperability standard was launched, the question is no longer if Matter will succeed but what it enables.

Netduma develops intelligent traffic management software designed to optimise the user experience on home broadband networks with a particular focus on reducing latency and improving application performance. Netduma focuses on gateway-based traffic intelligence, using advanced QoS, application prioritisation, and bufferbloat reduction.

Aprecomm is one of a growing group of specialist software vendors focused on improving home Wi-Fi Quality of Experience (QoE) for broadband service providers. Aprecomm provides an AI-powered software platform that monitors the health of home Wi-Fi networks, identifies performance issues, and recommends (or applies) corrective actions.

The capability and compatibility matrices is WiFi NOW’s analysis of the leading home broadband QoE solution vendors. This is not exhaustive but an introductory guide for service providers and others.

Plume is one of the pioneers of Cloud-managed residential Wi-Fi and has been instrumental in shifting towards continuous optimisation of the subscriber experience. Its platform combines cloud-based analytics, AI-driven network optimisation, and real-time diagnostics.

Wi-Fi 8 is scheduled for completion in 2028 but activity is already strongly on the rise. Our Wi-Fi 8 tracker covers Wi-Fi 8 SoCs and devices, either planned or released. This tracker is for guidance only. We do not guarantee that all currently available Wi-Fi 8 silicon platforms and devices are represented. Updated June 29, 2026. 

The next major breakthrough in IoT may not be a faster wireless standard or a more capable processor. It may simply be eliminating the battery. Patricia Bower of Haila Technologies believes ambient power technology could reduce the power consumption of wireless connectivity by up to 1,000 times.

Speaking to WiFi NOW in a recent Tech Watch interview, wireless industry veteran and Extreme Networks’ Chief Innovation Officer David Coleman outlined the company’s latest Wi-Fi strategy, which combines differentiated hardware design, expanded 6 GHz capabilities, and a growing focus on AI-driven networking.

In a recent WiFi NOW Tech Watch interview, Thomas Graichen outlines how Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology is finally making precise indoor navigation practical – and potentially as transformative as GPS was for outdoor navigation.

One stubborn RF problem remains largely unsolved: Power consumption. In a recent WiFi NOW Tech Watch interview, Dr Ali Fard outlined a radically different approach to RF front-end design that could significantly improve efficiency while reducing system complexity and cost.

Bluetooth is entering one of the most significant periods of innovation in its 25-year history, expanding far beyond audio into AI, gaming, precision location services, digital keys, and advanced device tracking.