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Wi-Fi 7 gains ground but advanced Wi-Fi standards lag in Europe
5+ hour, 47+ min ago (516+ words) While Wi-Fi consistently maintains its status as the last-mile workhorse that carries the vast majority of indoor internet traffic, the market is evolving in the face of fragmentation with 5 GHz remaining the "Wi-Fi workhorse" as global 6 GHz use is patchy,…...
Wi-Fi 7 reaches Africa, barely " Gadget
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (942+ words) Global Wi-Fi adoption is gathering pace, but Africa's wireless networks remain rooted in older standards. Only one African country recorded measurable use of the 6 GHz spectrum band used by'Wi-Fi'6 E and'Wi-Fi'7'in Ookla's latest global study. That country was South…...
Fritz Box laboratory on the way: Problem with MLO-capable devices fixed " Research Snipers
22+ hour, 46+ min ago (210+ words) Fritz Box laboratory on the way: Problem with MLO-capable devices fixed Research Snipers There is another new laboratory update for the Fritz Box: In the experimental laboratory tests for Fritz OS 8. 24 there is now a new version that brings more…...
Modern smartphones are colliding with obsolete routers, creating issues
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (333+ words) Old Wi-Fi routers are quietly sabotaging broadband performance Global internet connectivity relies heavily on internal wireless infrastructure, but a large portion of global traffic remains bound to severely outdated hardware, new research has claimed. Findingds from Ookla claim legacy systems…...
Media Tek Wins Two COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards for Wi-Fi Innovation
2+ day, 7+ hour ago (265+ words) Media Tek has been recognized with two prestigious COMPUTEX Best Choice Awards, highlighting our leadership in advancing wireless connectivity for homes, businesses, and other connected spaces. Filogic 8000 Series Sets a New Standard for Wi-Fi 8 As wireless networks become increasingly crowded…...
WPA4 Predictions: What Wi-Fi Security Needs Next
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (500+ words) The Latest in Wi Fi, Broadband, AI, Hardware & Tech WPA3 landed in 2018. In tech years, that is ancient. It fixed a lot of what was wrong with WPA2, then quietly exposed a fresh batch of problems nobody fully solved. So while there…...
Beagle V Ahead & Lichee Pi 4a RISC-V Boards To See Working Wi Fi With Linux 7. 2
2+ day, 23+ hour ago (223+ words) In addition to the Spacemi T K1 and K3 RISC-V So C Device Tree updates sent out last week, the RISC-V T-HEAD Device Tree "DT" changes were also sent out last week ahead of the upcoming Linux 7. 2 kernel merge window. .. - Categories Computers…...
Wi-Fi 7 adoption remains limited as Singapore leads uptake
3+ day, 47+ min ago (1451+ words) Telecoms News is part of the Tech Forge Publications series Wi-Fi 7 accounted for 1. 8% of global Wi-Fi samples in Q1 2026, according to Ookla Speedtest data from Android devices. The standard has remained at a small share of samples since its commercial arrival…...
We added 5 providers and the router got smarter
4+ day, 5+ hour ago (585+ words) The hardest version of "we added more models" is the boring one: a marketplace adds providers because more is more. A control plane adds providers because each one earns its slot in the routing table by being measurably the right…...
C0 XMO Gafgyt Variant Spreads Through DD-WRT Routers
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (359+ words) SOC Prime SOC Prime Bias: Critical C0 XMO: A New Gafgyt Variant with Cross-Platform Propagation Forti Guard Labs identified a new Gafgyt botnet strain named C0 XMO that propagates by exploiting a buffer overflow flaw in DD-WRT routers tracked as CVE-2021-27137. The…...