(1) A Wi-Fi network that uses multiple units. See Wi-Fi mesh network. (3) A network that provides Wi-Fi connectivity within an urban or suburban environment. It comprises "mesh routers," which are a ...

Wireless repeaters and mesh networks are both technologies that can be used to extend network coverage over a given area. Wireless repeaters work by taking an existing wireless signal and ...

Google’s Nest WiFi Pro performed the best of the mesh WiFi systems we tested. This tri-band model consistently hit the ...

Multi-hop mesh networks, confined to university labs at the start of this decade, are now widely available from commercial vendors. These vendors tout a number of advantages for mesh technologies: ...

In late February 2004, emergency agencies responded to a catastrophe at San Francisco's landmark Golden Gate Bridge. First to the scene was the Marin County Office of Emergency Services, followed by ...

Not too long ago, enterprises had limited options when it came to making a wireless network part of the New Data Center plan. In the local area, the choice was Wi-Fi – 802.11b, g or a. In the larger ...

Wireless networks have long embraced a centralized model that holds the potential for bottlenecks, latency and a single point of failure. But wireless mesh networks are emerging as an alternative to ...

Jimmy is a writer and editor who publishes a weekly newsletter. You can find him on Twitter. Mesh networks are the foundation of municipal Wi-Fi, allowing cities to offer Internet access across a ...

Wireless mesh networks represent an opportunity to cost-effectively surmount the last-mile connection issue in developed countries between the local hub and users' residences. In addition, this type ...

At the Intel Developer Forum in San Jose this week, wireless networking has been a major theme. Yet while the success of Wi-Fi as a replacement for wired networks is not in doubt, there may be more to ...

The problem with large, complex networks of sensors is that they're large and complex. A wired sensor network can be an expensive nightmare just to install, for example. Wireless networks save ...

Q: My HP OfficeJet printer and my desktop PC are on a mesh Wi-Fi network. The printer recently stopped receiving printing requests that the PC sent through the Wi-Fi network. But the printer still ...