Monday, September 8, 2014

802.11ac Drives Industry Refresh Cycle

802.11ac pushes Wi-Fi into the gigabit domain. We are now seeing .11ac shipping as standard on smartphones, tablets, laptops and wide range of consumer and business access points.

Bringing gigabit power to the last link means that its time to upgrade other segments of the network and the numbers are now showing faster uptake than in previous upgrade cycles.

This video, sponsored by Vitesse Semiconductor, brings together thought leaders from across the ecosystem to discuss why 802.11ac is important and how it is driving an industry upgrade cycle, including:

  • Edgar Figueroa, President of the Wi-Fi Alliance
  • Matthew Gast, Director of Advanced Technology, Aerohive Networks
  • Chris DePuy, Vice President, Dell'Oro Group
  • Martin Nuss, Chief Technology Officer, Vitesse Semiconductor
  • Ben Gibson, Chief Marketing Officer, Aruba Networks
  • Chris Spain, Vice President, Cisco
  • Pravin Bhagwat, Co-Founder and CTO, Airtight Networks
  • Larry O'Connell, Product Marketing Director, Vitesse Semiconductor

http://youtu.be/ZzoApUXxKoE