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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jul 6, 20224 min read
Aruba Instant On: The Art of the Possible means Thinking Differently
Living in the shadow of Covid has changed us all in a way that was simply unimaginable just two years back. Our lives have been...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 4, 20224 min read
Bluetooth: Its Incredible Journey
Bluetooth wireless technology has been with us for over 20 years. It has become the de facto connection technology for exchanging data...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 10, 20214 min read
The Smart Home: A “Matter” of Simplicity
The smart home, as a concept, has endured a rollercoaster ride for over half-a-century – yes, smart home technology has been touted as...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 29, 20214 min read
Li-Fi: Turn on the Lights
At first, you might be mistaken to read it as Wi-Fi, but no, this is not a typo. Li-Fi is, in fact, a wireless communications technology,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 20, 20214 min read
With 5G Does Wi-Fi Have a Future?
With the excitement and furore surrounding 5G, the next generation of cellular technology, some are now doubting the future of Wi-Fi,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 16, 20214 min read
It’s Been a Short-range RF Winter
I have this strange and peculiar feeling that the short-range radio frequency (RF) domain might have reached its plateau and, perhaps,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jul 3, 20204 min read
From Modern to Medieval: A Journey in Connectivity
Wi-Fi has greatly improved over the years and last year we celebrated20 years of the technology in 20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 26, 20204 min read
post-Covid19: The Magic of the Unlicensed Airwaves
In my last year’s column, “20 Years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?” we celebrated 20 years of Wi-Fi and I talked about the new...
Dean Anthony Gratton
May 12, 20203 min read
post-Covid19: A Fresh Perspective on the Future
We are still in some sort of lockdown with a new set of “flexible rules” that have been recently introduced by the British government. In...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 7, 20204 min read
Covid19: The Infection in our Infrastructure
We are in the strangest of times. The Coronavirus or Covid-19 has presented many new challenges for humanity: Both for us individually...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Mar 26, 20204 min read
Achieving true Wireless Broadband with Cellular
It was all quite unexpected! You see, I have become familiar with more traditional backhaul technologies such as Ethernet, xDSL, fiber...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Oct 4, 20194 min read
20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?
What happened? Did I blink too fast or has 20 years indeed passed since the first 802.11b standard was introduced in 1999? Those...
BLOCKTV News
Mar 11, 20190 min read
Dean Anthony Gratton
Feb 5, 20194 min read
Introducing High-efficiency Wireless with Wi-Fi 6
It’s become second nature – an instinctive behavioral modern-day trait, if you like. Wi-Fi isn't the Internet Yes, we seek ‘Wi-Fi’. Admit...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 25, 20163 min read
Powerline: Gigabit home networking with g.hn
Nowadays, Powerline Communications (PLC) has become a well-understood and established technology that enables data transfer over your...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 25, 20153 min read
Hold that flight, I’ve got Skype!
I remember it well: That crowded airport, the hustle, the bustle, the constant announcements broken occasionally by the sound of frantic...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Aug 5, 20154 min read
5G: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Just a Case of Premature Exaggeration?
“But some of us haven’t even got 4G yet!” – were the first words spoken by my wife when I mentioned this article topic to her. Of course...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Apr 21, 20154 min read
It’s all about the ‘cell’
In last month’s feature, I mentioned that I planned to speak with ip.access and, as promised, I did catch up with Nick Johnson, Chief...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Jan 20, 20155 min read
A belated look ahead at 2015
Okay, so I haven’t been ‘first to press’ with my ‘tech radar’ intuition, and other industry pundits have certainly pipped me to the post...
Dean Anthony Gratton
Nov 4, 20145 min read
My Life without Wi-Fi
I know, the title sounds grandiose, doesn’t it? ‘My Life without Wi-Fi,’ and I also know it’s a first world problem, but I wanted to...
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