Your 5 minute brief: This WEEK in WIRELESS Saturday June 27, 2026
The second of our weekly 5-minute news & analysis briefs that we’ve chosen to call ‘This Week in Wireless’ – enjoy.
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Roundup: Helium takes Redondo Beach, Synaptics acquired by Onsemi, ambient power wireless coming of age
More great Wi-Fi stories from this week – enjoy.
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Haila: Ambient power could redefine the future of IoT connectivity
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.
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TECH WATCH: Hyper power-efficient connectivity – with Patricia Bower
Ambient power is an exciting new wireless technology that harvests RF energy to power connectivity chips for battery-less (or ultra-low power) operation.
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Wi-Fi 8 standard on track for completion in 1H2028 with certification scheduled for January 2028
The IEEE 802.11 working group is still adhering to its four-year cadence for delivering yet another acclaimed Wi-Fi standard.
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