Navigating Vendor Conferences: The Freedom of Choice

Navigating Vendor Conferences: The Freedom of Choice Picture this: a tech conference in Las Vegas—the neon lights, the slot machines, and the occasional Elvis impersonator. Imagine a vendor claiming exclusive rights to the city for a week. It’s like saying, “Sorry, other vendors, you can’t play in our sandbox, and you certainly can’t post about…

Cisco does the “AFC Side Step” with the CW9166D1

Cisco does the “AFC Side Step” with the CW9166D1 Intentionally focusing RF propagation is a good thing but with more Wi-Fi Practitioners embracing focused antennas, there is still the reality that external antennas add to the cost and complexity of the installation.  Some external antennas even cost as much as the AP itself, which can make…

Cisco expands LoRaWAN Portfolio

Cisco expands LoRaWAN Portfolio With the Cisco Mining Summit 2023 and CiscoLive Amsterdam 2023 recently wrapping up, there have been some exciting announcements from Cisco in the Industrial IoT space. This blog focuses on the new LoRaWAN tech from Cisco. What is LoRaWAN? LoRaWAN is a wireless protocol for IoT and Industrial IoT (IIoT) devices.  If you weren’t…