Navigating the Future of Connectivity: Services Opportunities around Cisco’s Wi-Fi 7

Navigating the Future of Connectivity: Services Opportunities around Cisco’s Wi-Fi 7

Wi-Fi 7 offers a wealth of new services opportunities that go beyond the routine wireless upgrade. Recently, I assisted a local school, where my children attend, as they embarked on a wireless network refresh initiative. As the first school in the Catholic Diocese to upgrade, they sought to replace their outdated patchwork of Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 devices from various manufacturers; this inconsistency in design, performance, and management, is particularly common in various sectors…

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Building Your AI Services Practice: Transforming Collaboration in the Age of Intelligence

Building Your AI Services Practice: Transforming Collaboration in the Age of Intelligence

The AI Revolution: Transforming Business Communication We stand at the threshold of what I believe is one of the most significant transformations in the history of business communications. Artificial intelligence isn’t merely enhancing our collaboration tools – it’s fundamentally reimagining how we connect, communicate, and create value together. For our Cisco Collaboration partners, this moment represents both an extraordinary opportunity and a strategic imperative. AI isn’t just transforming collaboration—it’s redefining it. The real question is:…

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Wi-Fi 7’s Multi-Link Operation (MLO) Dissection—from Packets to Performance

Wi-Fi 7’s Multi-Link Operation (MLO) Dissection—from Packets to Performance

There’s a great deal of talk around the capability of Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) to revolutionize the wireless experience. It’s not hype. A key feature that delivers this transformative impact is multi-link operation (MLO). A mandatory and defining component of 802.11be, MLO enables a multi-link device (MLD) to simultaneously operate across multiple frequency bands, including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. Access point (AP) and non-AP MLDs learn each other’s MLO parameters and capabilities…

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Wi-Fi 7’s Multi-Link Operation (MLO) Dissection—from Packets to Performance

Wi-Fi 7’s Multi-Link Operation (MLO) Dissection—from Packets to Performance

There’s a great deal of talk around the capability of Wi-Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) to revolutionize the wireless experience. It’s not hype. A key feature that delivers this transformative impact is multi-link operation (MLO). A mandatory and defining component of 802.11be, MLO enables a multi-link device (MLD) to simultaneously operate across multiple frequency bands, including 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz. Access point (AP) and non-AP MLDs learn each other’s MLO parameters and capabilities…

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Cisco Access Points among the First to Be Standard-Power Certified by the FCC

Cisco Access Points among the First to Be Standard-Power Certified by the FCC

It’s an exciting time in the world of Wi-Fi. The Federal Communication Commission (FCC) recently approved Automated Frequency Coordination (AFC) for service providers. Adding to this momentum, the FCC granted standard-power certification to a range of Cisco Wireless Wi-Fi 6E access points. This means you’ll be able to take full advantage of the 6 GHz band to support your wireless-first strategy. But what exactly is AFC and standard power, who requires it, and how can…

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