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Living in the shadow of Covid has changed us all in a way that was simply unimaginable just two years back. Our lives have been...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
Bluetooth: Its Incredible Journey
Bluetooth wireless technology has been with us for over 20 years. It has become the de facto connection technology for exchanging data...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 10, 2021
- 4 min
The Smart Home: A “Matter” of Simplicity
The smart home, as a concept, has endured a rollercoaster ride for over half-a-century – yes, smart home technology has been touted as...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 29, 2021
- 4 min
Li-Fi: Turn on the Lights
At first, you might be mistaken to read it as Wi-Fi, but no, this is not a typo. Li-Fi is, in fact, a wireless communications technology,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 20, 2021
- 4 min
With 5G Does Wi-Fi Have a Future?
With the excitement and furore surrounding 5G, the next generation of cellular technology, some are now doubting the future of Wi-Fi,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Apr 16, 2021
- 4 min
It’s Been a Short-range RF Winter
I have this strange and peculiar feeling that the short-range radio frequency (RF) domain might have reached its plateau and, perhaps,...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jul 3, 2020
- 4 min
From Modern to Medieval: A Journey in Connectivity
Wi-Fi has greatly improved over the years and last year we celebrated20 years of the technology in 20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 26, 2020
- 4 min
post-Covid19: The Magic of the Unlicensed Airwaves
In my last year’s column, “20 Years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?” we celebrated 20 years of Wi-Fi and I talked about the new...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- May 12, 2020
- 3 min
post-Covid19: A Fresh Perspective on the Future
We are still in some sort of lockdown with a new set of “flexible rules” that have been recently introduced by the British government. In...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Apr 7, 2020
- 4 min
Covid19: The Infection in our Infrastructure
We are in the strangest of times. The Coronavirus or Covid-19 has presented many new challenges for humanity: Both for us individually...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Mar 26, 2020
- 4 min
Achieving true Wireless Broadband with Cellular
It was all quite unexpected! You see, I have become familiar with more traditional backhaul technologies such as Ethernet, xDSL, fiber...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Oct 4, 2019
- 4 min
20 years of Wi-Fi: What did we ever do without it?
What happened? Did I blink too fast or has 20 years indeed passed since the first 802.11b standard was introduced in 1999? Those...
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- Mar 11, 2019
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Dean Anthony Gratton
- Feb 5, 2019
- 4 min
Introducing High-efficiency Wireless with Wi-Fi 6
It’s become second nature – an instinctive behavioral modern-day trait, if you like. Wi-Fi isn't the Internet Yes, we seek ‘Wi-Fi’. Admit...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 25, 2016
- 3 min
Powerline: Gigabit home networking with g.hn
Nowadays, Powerline Communications (PLC) has become a well-understood and established technology that enables data transfer over your...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 25, 2015
- 3 min
Hold that flight, I’ve got Skype!
I remember it well: That crowded airport, the hustle, the bustle, the constant announcements broken occasionally by the sound of frantic...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Aug 5, 2015
- 4 min
5G: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Just a Case of Premature Exaggeration?
“But some of us haven’t even got 4G yet!” – were the first words spoken by my wife when I mentioned this article topic to her. Of course...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Apr 21, 2015
- 4 min
It’s all about the ‘cell’
In last month’s feature, I mentioned that I planned to speak with ip.access and, as promised, I did catch up with Nick Johnson, Chief...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Jan 20, 2015
- 5 min
A belated look ahead at 2015
Okay, so I haven’t been ‘first to press’ with my ‘tech radar’ intuition, and other industry pundits have certainly pipped me to the post...
Dean Anthony Gratton
- Nov 4, 2014
- 5 min
My Life without Wi-Fi
I know, the title sounds grandiose, doesn’t it? ‘My Life without Wi-Fi,’ and I also know it’s a first world problem, but I wanted to...
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