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The best and most noteworthy products and technologies found at CES 2015.

Bluetooth, the short range wireless data communications technology, is in a huge range of products these days, and not just computers and phones.

Here’s an alphabetic sampling of products; prices as of October 10, 2013, based on data from Google Shopping and Amazon.

News about Wi-Fi

‘FragAttack’ flaws threaten Wi-Fi, but not too seriously

By Jon Gold | 15 May, 2021 07:00

Vulnerabilities in Wi-Fi’s basic design offers a long-standing and widespread threat vector, but the probability of compromise remains low.
Wi-Fi in 2025: It could be watching your every move

By Chris Nerney | 07 May, 2021 08:00

The IEEE is working on a standard that could enable Wi-Fi to track you through walls, right down to what you’re typing on the keyboard.
Next-gen wireless options: Wi-Fi 6, 5G or private 5G?

By Zeus Kerravala | 11 March, 2021 17:15

As Wi-Fi and 5G improve to support higher bandwidth and more users per access point, enterprises must decide which best meets their needs.
Private 5G can solve some enterprise problems that Wi-Fi can’t

By Jon Gold | 30 July, 2020 04:26

While service providers might think of private 5G as a competitor to Wi-Fi, short-term enterprise use will be supplemental.
CommScope gears up for N4L's national school Ruckus rollout

By Leon Spencer | 10 June, 2020 12:52

CommScope worked with local distributor Exeed to supply thousands of access point devices, as well as several thousand multi-gig switches, to The Network for Learning (N4L) as part of the rollout.

Features about Wi-Fi

What's next for Wi-Fi? A second wave of 802.11ac devices, and then: 802.11ax

By Eric Geier | 07 July, 2014 23:06

Now that blazing-fast routers based on the IEEE 802.11ac standard are finally entering the mainstream, intrepid engineers are busily cooking up all-new hardware that will make that gear's performance seem quaint by comparison.

Wi-Fi in pictures