Eero’s lineup of routers have gained support for Apple’s HomeKit protocol, eight months after Apple announced Amazon-owned Eero as one of the companies adding HomeKit support back in June at WWDC. Users who update any Eero, Eero Pro, or Eero Beacon router running the eeroOS 3.18.0 update or later wlll now about added to the Home app via a […]
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It’s been six years of collaboration, but the FCC has finally unlocked the 3.5GHz spectrum, aka the “OnGo” band, for consumer use. Prior to this, the 3.5GHz spectrum had been exclusively used by the U.S. Department of Defense for naval purposes alongside the coast. It will still be able to use the spectrum but now it […]
The future of Wi-Fi will expand into the 6GHz band as well as be speedier. Per the WiFi Alliance, the Wi-Fi 6 protocol will extend into the 6 GHz band as well as offer faster performance, faster data rates, and lower latency. The agency also stated that the new protocol would be entitled “Wi-Fi 6E,” […]
Because infrastructure’s a good thing. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced a 5G auction, alongside a $20.4 billion rural broadband fund. The auction will take place on December 10, this marking the largest rang of airwaves the FCC has auctioned for use at one time. The 5G auction will consist of 3400 MHz frequencies, […]
And now for a bit of good news: Apparently Wi-Fi and similar signals don’t cause cancer. Per an article over on HowStuffWorks, everyday devices such as Wi-Fi routers, smartphones, tablets, and computers are unable to cause cancer, and would be unable to do so without rewriting the basic laws of physics and biology. The piece, […]