Managed Services Offer Opportunities for ISPs
As more devices and smart home functionality depend on Wi-Fi, opportunities are rising for ISPs to oversee home networks, a Parks Associates virtual conference was told last week. The average U.S. broadband home has 14 connected devices, Parks says. “It’s…
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about having the right systems, the right spectrum and marrying that with managed Wi-Fi networks,” said Shane Eleniak, Calix Edge Products senior vice president-revenue. “The home has become as complex as traditionally what we viewed as enterprise complexity.” With Wi-Fi 6 and 6e, there’s increasing concern over consumer confusion and protocol fatigue, said conference speakers. Linksys is tackling both by focusing on customer solutions rather than terms, to “take pressure off the consumer to be the expert,” said Aly Reyes, director-regional product management. Nokia Wi-Fi head Justin Doucette said the change to Wi-Fi 6 is a big improvement over 802.11 standards. “Most consumers really don’t care” about the specification, he said. “They just want it to work.”