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  1. b1ggjoe

    Need Advice: Thinking About Going The 'WiFi System' Route??

    Hey Everyone, So, I'm a bit stuck on which way I should go. I've immersed myself in tons of articles and information on this incredible website. I think I know what I want to do, however I welcome your advice: Very recently, I was able to move into a brand-new home. It's a 2-story home and...
  2. thiggins

    Luma Finds Its Dance Partner - First Alert

    It turns out our feelings about mesh Wi-Fi pioneer Luma were correct. The company has been quietly purchased by home safety product maker First Alert. The purchase was reported in a scoop by Axios' Dan Primack, who, according to TechCrunch, obtained an internal memo authored by Luma chairman...
  3. thiggins

    CES 2018 Wrapup: Waiting For 11ax

    The dawn of 2018 finds router makers trying to make the best out of 802.11ax's delay. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  4. thiggins

    ASUS Expands Lyra Mesh Family

    ASUS is expanding its Lyra mesh family and touting its 11ax router in its CES 2018 introductions Read on SmallNetBuilder
  5. thiggins

    D-Link Announces New Wi-Fi Systems, Routers and Cameras at CES 2018

    D-Link announced more Covr Wi-Fi systems, two 802.11ax routers and new products for the connected home at CES 2018. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  6. thiggins

    Linksys Announces New Velop and Gaming Router

    Linksys' CES 2018 announcements include a cheaper Velop and new gaming router Read on SmallNetBuilder
  7. thiggins

    eero Lays Off Staff

    TechCrunch reported early today that mesh Wi-Fi company eero has laid off 30 employees. TC described the layoff as "20 percent of [eero's] workforce". eero confirmed the number of laid-off employees, but did not comment on its total workforce size. This is not unexpected and perhaps overdue...
  8. thiggins

    ASUS Makes AiMesh Official

    ASUS today quietly rolled out its AiMesh feature that has been in beta since last August. AiMesh is a free firmware upgrade for select ASUS routers that adds the ability to form multi-node networks. So you can start with an existing AC class router and add other copies of that router, or any...
  9. D

    Should I get the router I really want or build a mesh network? Looking for advice...

    Hi everyone, I'm a bandwidth nerd, and I really geek out over bandwidth graphs and data usage stats. I want to see real-time and historical data usage for the WAN and each device on the network. This has led me to the Synology RT2600ac. From my research, it seems to offer the best network...
  10. N

    Business Level Mesh Network with Ethernet Backhaul recommendation?

    Hello, I posted a thread a while ago here: https://www.snbforums.com/threads/recommendations-to-upgrade-equipment.40531/#post-339770 asking about recommendations for a non-profit. I am still working on doing this, but decided to upgrade their Wired network first. they had Cat5e ports in almost...
  11. sigpop

    Is mesh the best fit for me? I have a wire...

    Using cable co for my ISP. The drop is downstairs in the basement in my corner office. I have an Apple Airport Extreme. From there I branch off to a switch in my office for a few drops, and also branch off to another small switch up on the first floor for my TV. Got a couple of kids on the...
  12. thiggins

    Plume In a Three-way On Carrier Wi-Fi Mesh Systems?

    Plume Design today announced collaborations with both Broadcom and Qualcomm for development of multi-node distributed Wi-Fi systems. The Broadcom deal focuses on integration of Broadcom's Air-IQ and ZeroWaitDFS features with Plume's Adaptive WiFi Cloud Control and Management Platform. Also...
  13. thiggins

    Qualcomm Touts Mesh Video Solution

    Qualcomm Technologies has announced its Video-Over-Mesh end-to-end video over wireless (VoW) solution that optimizes the delivery of video over mesh networks. The feature set is aimed at enabling broadband carriers to produce whole-home Wi-Fi systems, with a specific eye toward providing...
  14. thiggins

    EnGenius EnMesh Whole Home Wi-Fi System Reviewed

    EnGenius' EnMesh Whole Home Wi-Fi System doesn't make a compelling case for buying it. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  15. thiggins

    D-Link COVR AC3900 Whole Home Wi-Fi System Reviewed

    D-Link's Covr is an extender type Wi-Fi System like NETGEAR's Orbi, but takes a different approach. Read on SmallNetBuilder
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    Tenda Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System (Realtek-based)

    So far the Wi-Fi system market has been dominated by Qualcomm solutions as evidenced in Tim's recent Wi-Fi System Roundup. It looks like Tenda will be attempting to join the fight with a RTL8197F-based device named either Mesh3 or MW6 under their "Nova Whole Home Mesh WiFi System."...
  17. thiggins

    Wi-Fi System Retest: NETGEAR AC3000 Orbi And Linksys Velop

    We retested NETGEAR's Orbi and Linksys' Velop and were pleasantly surprised by one of them. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  18. thiggins

    Wi-Fi System Roundup

    We finally have our new Wi-Fi System test process up and running and ran the latest products from NETGEAR, TP-Link and eero through it. Read on SmallNetBuilder
  19. thiggins

    D-Link Shipping Covr Wi-Fi System

    D-Link announced it is shipping one of the Wi-Fi systems it announced at CES 2017. The Covr AC3900 Whole Home Wi-Fi System (Covr-3902) has been renumbered and renamed to include an artificially inflated "class" rating of AC3900. This is achieved by adding the AC2600 class rating of the 4x4 AC...
  20. thiggins

    SNB's Wi-Fi System Tests Go Deeper - A Preview

    Here's a preview of what our new Wi-Fi System test process can do. Read on SmallNetBuilder
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