Heavy Wireless

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Heavy Wireless is a deep dive into Wi-Fi, IoT, wireless security, and more. Host Keith Parsons, CWNE#3, draws on his decades of experience to educate, entertain, and inspire those working in the WLAN industry. Each twice-monthly episode explores an aspect of wireless technology with guests including Wi-Fi engineers, industry experts, and vendors. Whether you're already a WLAN specialist or looking to expand your skills in this high-demand sector of IT, Heavy Wireless gives you the technical know-how and industry context to succeed.

  1. AUG 26

    Pi to Go: Introducing the WLAN Pi Go

    The new WLAN Pi Go is small, lightweight Wi-Fi testing tool. It can sniff Wi-Fi frames, measure signals, decode packets, and more. The tool snaps to the back of your phone and connects via a short cable for data and power. The small form factor makes it ready to take it along and test any... Read more »

    22 min

  2. AUG 12

    Wi-Co Wi-Fi Conferences with Peter Mackenzie

    Technical conferences are an excellent avenue for building community. Guest Peter Mackenzie talks about his love for conferences and how they’ve helped him in his career. In fact, Conferences helped him so much started one in Europe called Wi-Co. It has grown to include North America so that more wireless practitioners can join in the... Read more »

    29 min

  3. JUL 29

    Orb - A New Tool for Monitoring Internet Connectivity

    Orb is an intelligent app and platform designed to help consumers understand and improve their internet connectivity. Orb continuously monitors networks to give a complete picture of true internet experience, beyond just peak speed. Today’s guest, Doug Suttles, CEO and co-founder of Orb, explains exactly what Orb does, including speed, responsiveness and reliability testing, plus... Read more »

    26 min

  4. JUL 15

    From Emergency Response to Instant Branch: HiveRadar's Portable Edge

    There’s lots of use cases for a portable edge devices that can provide compute and wireless connectivity: emergency response, a remote industrial site, an instant retail location, and so on. Heavy Wireless dives into HiveRadar’s instant edge in a box, which provides Intel NUCs, integrated switching, a wireless gateway, a PDU, support for G5 and... Read more »

    24 min

  5. JUN 24

    Improving Wireless Design With AI

    AI is already widely used for wireless network operations. On today’s show, we look at how AI and machine learning are also being applied to wireless design and site surveys. My guest is Jussi Kiviniemi, Founder and CEO of Hamina Wireless. We talk about how Hamina is developing and  implementing AI tools to help designers... Read more »

    28 min

  6. JUN 10

    Validation Survey Controversies

    A validation survey is typically used for wireless infrastructure post-installation. It compares predictions to real wireless network performance. On today’s show we chat with Joel Crane about validation survey controversies and the challenges of producing a survey whose data has integrity. We cover topics such as the perfectly green heat map, how fast you should... Read more »

    27 min

  7. MAY 28

    Ubiquiti in the Enterprise

    Ubiquiti is known primarily for wireless equipment for residential and small business use, but it can be a player in the enterprise world.  On today’s show, we talk with Darrell DeRosia, Sr. Director, Network & Infrastructure Services with the Memphis Grizzlies, about how he provides that connectivity for the FedExForum, home to the Memphis Grizzlies... Read more »

    22 min

  8. MAY 13

    How Capable Is My Wi-Fi Client?

    Today on Heavy Wireless we welcome Francois Verges, who designed a database tool to help Wi-Fi engineers easily find client device capabilities. It provides quick access to key specs like data rates, Wi-Fi versions, and vendor documentation. It’s designed to be a go-to option when looking for Wi-Fi client specifications. We discuss why he developed... Read more »

    24 min
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Heavy Wireless is a deep dive into Wi-Fi, IoT, wireless security, and more. Host Keith Parsons, CWNE#3, draws on his decades of experience to educate, entertain, and inspire those working in the WLAN industry. Each twice-monthly episode explores an aspect of wireless technology with guests including Wi-Fi engineers, industry experts, and vendors. Whether you're already a WLAN specialist or looking to expand your skills in this high-demand sector of IT, Heavy Wireless gives you the technical know-how and industry context to succeed.

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  • Channel
    Packet Pushers
  • Creator
    Packet Pushers
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2025
  • Episodes
    60
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Packet Pushers Interactive LLC
  • Show Website
    Heavy Wireless

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