Poor Access Point Location, Interference Hurt Wi-Fi in Pandemic, Maravedis Reports
Poor access point placement is the top cause of shoddy Wi-Fi performance, followed by dead zones and neighbor interference, Maravedis reported Wednesday. A third of the world’s population was ordered to “shelter at home” in early April, taxing the internet…
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“as it never has been before,” said the report, sponsored by Ambeent. Telehealth, remote learning, video collaboration, streamed religious services and online concerts are among the high-bandwidth activities households are turning to, but home Wi-Fi networks aren’t keeping up, it said. Legacy 802.11n Wi-Fi products are delivering “a poor experience” under jacked-up demand, especially on the upload end. Since March 1, national upstream peak-hour growth is up 35%, downstream, 19%, NCTA said. A May Sandvine report said video, gaming and social media are generating 80% of internet traffic during the stay-at-home period.