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Luxul Announces AS3100 Dual-Band AP

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Luxul Announces AS3100 Dual-Band AP

Luxul launches the Apex XAP-1610-- a dual-band wireless access point (AP) featuring advanced 4x4 MIMO (802.11ac Wave 2) technology to allow for resilient wireless performance.

Designed for residential or light commercial applications, the Apex XAP-1610 produces higher throughput when experiencing medium to weak signals within the effective range. It also also provides a more stable connection with usable throughput. The result, Luxul says, is a strong wifi experience across the entire home or facility, enabling internet connectivity, AV streaming and home automation system control.

The AP supports up to 128 wireless devices, with Wave 2 technology delivering data rates up to 3167Mbps. PoE allows for simple installation, and Roam Assist technology provides seamless roaming when used with Luxul wireless controllers.

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The First Wifi-Certified Easymesh Extender

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The First Wifi-Certified Easymesh Extender

Arris announces the VAP4641 wireless extender-- the first product certified by the Wifi Alliance for EasyMesh, the recently launched common standard allowing mesh routers from different vendors to seamlessly interoperate with each other.

Part of the HomeAssure wifi product range, the VAP4641 is a wall plug mounted extender. It features 4x4 antennas and 802.11ac capability, and leverages EasyMesh to extend wifi over greater distances at faster speeds. EasyMesh certification also means customers will be able to use the VAP4641 with other certified products, at least once networking vendors start releasing them.

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Tele2 Offers eSIM Connectivity Through Windows

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Tele2 Offers eSIM Connectivity Through Windows

Tele2 follows on a "fruitful" cooperation with Microsoft as it becomes the first Swedish operator offering support for eSIM technology in Windows-based laptops and tablets.

The technology allows devices with the technology to connect to the internet anywhere, without additional hardware, via the Mobile Plans application preloaded in Windows 10. It is set to be included in most future laptops and tablets, with an increasing number to launch during H2 2018. In the long term, eSIM may even bring an end to physical SIM cards, and will find use beyond laptops and tablets.

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Wifi Alliance Launces WPA3 Certification

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Wifi Alliance Launces WPA3 Certification

The Wifi Alliance announces the next generation wifi security standard-- Wifi Certified WPA3, a set of security protocols adding on the feature set of WPA2 with capabilities aimed at both personal and enterprise networks.

WPA3 promises to simplify wifi security while enabling more robust authentication, deliver increased cryptographic strength and maintain resiliency of mission critical networks. It remains interoperable with WPA2, even as it disallows outdated legacy protocols and demands use of Protected Management Frames (PMF). While optional at launch, WPA3 certification should become required in the future.

The standard comes in two flavours-- WPA3-Personal and WPA-3 Enterprise. The Personal variant is aimed at consumers, and replaces the Pre-shared Key (PSK) of WPA2-Personal with Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a technology resistant to offline dictionary attacks. As a result, users can choose natural, easy to remember passwords and data traffic remains protected even if the password is compromised.

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TP-Link's Router-Smart Home Hub Combo

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TP-Link's Router-Smart Home Hub Combo

TP-Link aims to combine the mesh router with the smart home hub-- the Deco M9 Plus mesh wifi system aims to handle both home wifi connectivity and the management up to 100 ZigBee and Bluetooth devices.

“From everyday activities like streaming Netflix and using smart voice assistants, to occasional video chats with friends or online gaming, our home lives are more connected than ever before,”  the company says. “Today, families need wifi systems that can support the higher demands put on their network, delivering reliable performance in every room of the home. Deco M9 Plus is a powerful solution designed to meet the wifi needs of the modern smart home.”

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A Standard to Bring All Wifi Together

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A Standard to Bring All Wifi Together

The Wifi Alliance has a proposal to deliver a "broad footprint of uniform wifi service"-- EasyMesh, a standard bringing together the mesh networking technologies employed by different vendors.

As the organisation puts it, EasyMesh will provide customers and service providers with a selection of interoperable devices across difference brands to ensure wide and reliable wifi coverage. The technology coordinates multiple access points into a "unified and intelligent" wifi network able to autonomously aid all areas of the home for complete coverage.

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Netgear Intros 2-in-1 Cable Modem

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Netgear Intros 2-in-1 Cable Modem

Netgear claims an industry first with the 2-in-1 Orbi Tri-Band Wifi Cable Modem Router System (CBK40)-- a whole-home wifi router with a built-in cable modem, app setup and FastLane 3 tri-band wifi.

The Orbi is positioned as a replacement for existing cable modems and routers. It promises mesh wifi coverage reaching up to 370 square metres, with Orbi satellites expanding coverage by a further 185 square metres per satellite. It is compatible with all major cable ISPs, and should work right out of the box.

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Longer Battery Life With New Z-Wave Chip

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Longer Battery Life With New Z-Wave Chip

Sigma Designs announces the 700-Series Z-Wave platform at CES 2018-- a chip the solution provider claims can squeeze 10 years of use from a single coin-cell battery.

As well as being low power, the 700-Series chip offers a range of over 90m, meaning it can cover multi-stories in a house and the far end of the yard. It carries all the hardware required, including integrated software tools, large memory and many peripherals, making it both efficient and future proof.

Security is also covered thanks to the Z-Wave Security 2 (S2) framework, while Z-Wave SmartStart pre-configures to the network before reaching the home.

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ZigBee and Thread Join IoT Forces With Dotdot

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ZigBee and Thread Join IoT Forces With Dotdot

The ZigBee Alliance and Thread announce what is described as a a solution to the fragmentation of the connected device industry-- Dotdot, an open, interoperable IoT language running over the Thread IP network.

According to the two companies, the IoT currently faces the same challenges as the early internet since connected devices lack the equivalent of open, universal protocols over IP. Dotdot, as a common device language over the Thread IP network, promises to be the solution to such woes, providing "the high-quality, interoperable user experiences needed to drive growth."

Dotdot is not a new standard. Instead it allows the ZigBee standard to work on the Thread network. Both standards are backed by industry-leading companies, and already find use in homes and offices. As such, Dotdot simply extends IP to low-power IoT devices, providing an option in end-to-end connectivity and interoperability.

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