Wi-Fi Testing insights
Is L4S the real latency killer?
L4S Wi-Fi testing Imagine this: You’re in the heat of a thrilling first-person shooter game, fully absorbed in the adrenaline-pumping action. Suddenly, your character dies without even seeing your opponent. Or picture yourself in the middle of a crucial video call, ready to secure a promotion, only to have your...
The 10G revolution has started: DOCSIS 4.0 offers over 10 times the current speed – without digging.
Yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery, but one thing is certain: to deliver the immersive experiences and advanced functionalities that tomorrow’s subscribers demand, we need an ever better, faster, stronger network. Does that mean the future is fiber dominant? In this blog post, we explore why DOCSIS 4.0...
What is Wi-Fi 7?
TL;DR*: Faster speeds: about 3.6 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 on 2.4GHz, 5GHz and 6GHz Up to 40Gbps speeds Wider bandwidth, across multiple bands (MLO) Lower latency, even in congested environments Improvements to worst-case latency & jitter * abbreviation: too long; didn’t read: used by the writer before a summary...
Gaming, streaming and conferencing over Wi-Fi: testing home routers’ QED is crucial
Latency and speed used to be the key performance indicators, but when dealing with many different kinds of activity simultaneously, QED provides a much better quality indicator. A Teams conference call requires a different approach than streaming The Mandalorian or taking names in Fortnite. QED stands for Quality of Experience...
Wi-Fi stability testing: the key to a reliable wireless internet connection
Why is my Wi-Fi connection so bad? The answer is not always obvious. Diagnosing your internet connection is pretty tough, let alone troubleshooting. Sometimes it’s due to the configuration of the devices. Yet the network, too, could make a bad decision. Even wireless mesh networks are not infallible. Here’s how...
Welcome Sarah Hazizi as Wi-Fi Test Engineer!
Welcome aboard, Sarah! Could you introduce yourself to our most honoured readers? Hello, I’m Sarah and I recently started working as a Network Test Engineer at Excentis. I was born and raised in Albania where I completed most of my education. After obtaining my bachelor’s degree in Electronics and Digital...