WiFi

Demand for fast and reliable Wi-Fi is probably at an all-time high, as millions of people continue to work from home, relying on Zoom and other video conferencing apps to keep in touch with colleagues and clients. Many organizations are also finding that video calls reduce the need for business travel and client visits. That increased reliance on Wi-Fi can reveal problems, though -- especially in larger offices or homes, where the…

Huawei AX3 Wi-Fi 6 Plus-enabled dual-core router was launched in India on Friday. Huawei Consumer Business Group India said that the router offers faster speed, larger capacity, lower latency, and higher power efficiency as compared to older models. It comes with chipset collaboration technologies that make use of the Chinese company's indigenously-developed Gigahome Wi-Fi chipsets to “deliver an optimal user experience.” The router is a part of Huawei's 1+8+N smart life strategy, and it comes with financial-level Huawei…

Amazon has expanded its Fire TV Stick range of streaming media players by introducing an all-new model called the Fire TV Stick 4K Max. As its name suggests, the new Fire TV Stick version comes as an upgrade to the existing Fire TV Stick 4K. Amazon claims the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is its best streaming stick yet, with faster experience and next-generation Wi-Fi 6 connectivity. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is also the first in the Fire TV Stick family to support Dolby Vision format.Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max price in India,…

Southwest Airlines Co. LUV -2.89% plans to offer faster Wi-Fi, bigger overhead bins and in-seat power ports for the first time, as airlines compete to attract customers returning to travel.Airline executives said they hope the $2 billion of upgrades would be particularly attractive to business travelers, as Southwest makes a play to gain a bigger share of the corporate travel market. Southwest, which allows travelers up to two checked bags at no cost, had stuck with the…

OntheRunPhoto | iStock Editorial | Getty ImagesSouthwest Airlines said it will spend more than $2 billion on improved passenger amenities like bigger overhead bins, faster internet and power outlets "in every seat," in an effort to woo travelers as bookings rebound.The airline also plans to double the number of movies it offers travelers and to update its drink options on board to include bloody mary mix, ready-to-drink cocktails, hard seltzer and rose wine.The changes come as airlines gear up for a recovery in both…

TP-Link Deco XE75 MSRP $299.00 “The TP-Link Deco XE75 delivers exceptional performance for 60% of the cost of competitors.” Pros Supports fast Wi-Fi 6E speeds Affordable price Strong mesh performance Attractive design Cons No multigigabit Ethernet support…

A friend of mine recently told me that while he appreciated that I could actually use the incredible speed of the Netgear Orbi Wi-Fi 6E, he could never justify buying it. I get that. The top-end Orbi (see my review) is for people who must have the fastest possible Wi-Fi. For everyone else, there's the much more affordable Motorola MH7603 mesh router.The three-unit MH7603 mesh router uses Wi-Fi 6, aka 802.11ax, to deliver 692 Mbps speeds…

As Eero’s latest top-of-the-line mesh Wi-Fi router, the tri-band Eero Pro 6E ($299 to $699) is another leap forward in home Wi-Fi for the company that popularized mesh Wi-Fi systems. And the Pro 6E certainly delivers. I saw significantly faster speeds over the previous generation Eero Pro 6 in my tests. But I also saw some network drop-offs, which Eero says is an issue around the Thread implementation — a key part of support for the coming smart home standard Matter that Eero has committed to. The overall increased…

It’s not every day that you get sizable discounts on products that just came out, but today is an exception. The new Eero Pro 6E mesh Wi-Fi router, which The Verge’s Jennifer Pattison Tuohy just reviewed, is already on sale at Amazon for 15 percent off. It’s the new, top-of-the-line model from Eero, sporting a 6GHz band that eclipses gigabit speeds via Wi-Fi — at least in devices that support it. It’s also got Thread support for easier smart home integration with compatible products, and the signal from one unit can…

The next evolution of home connectivity, Wi-Fi 7, is coming soon. Qualcomm executives have announced expectations to see whole-home mesh networks and Wi-Fi 7 routers as early as next year. With Wi-Fi 7, Qualcomm anticipates wireless speeds to reach up to 33 Gbps. And when compared to Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E, the next evolution of Wi-Fi will bring significantly wider channels that will help connect more devices, lower latency, and bring even faster speeds. This makes Wi-Fi 7 more than three times as fast as Wi-Fi 6E,…