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Henry Rael

Public relations manager focused on wireless and mobile technologies at Broadcom.

5G WiFi Lineup Continues to Grow: Welcome D-Link

 By: Henry Rael Posted: Jul. 17, 2012

The 5G WiFi ecosystem just continues to grow, as D-Link today became the latest company to offer a product equipped with Broadcom’s 5G WiFi technology.

Called the Cloud Router 5700 (DIR-865L), D-Link’s product uses 802.11ac technology (5G WiFi) to deliver wireless speeds of up to 1,750 Mbps – three times faster than the previous generation of Wi-Fi, 802.11n. The differentiation comes not only from gigabit speeds but also higher capacity and broader coverage for home networks – features that are enhancing …

5G WiFi: Pioneering the New Generation of Wireless Connectivity

 By: Henry Rael Posted: Jun. 15, 2012

In the tech industry, five years can be an eternity.

The iPhone hit retail shelves in June 2007 — five years ago this month. That same year, 802.11n — the fourth-generation of Wi-Fi technology — was introduced as a wireless technology that would meet the new consumer demands for medium-resolution video, such as those found on YouTube, a then two-year-old start-up that had just been acquired by Google.

Today, smartphone shipments around the globe are up more than 600 percent …

The Internet of Things: Smarter Homes and Better Health Powered by Wireless Technologies

 By: Henry Rael Posted: May. 31, 2012

When the Internet was young, static Web pages were viewed on a desktop computer, via a dial-up modem connection. Today, the Internet is so much more. It’s Google and Facebook, watching videos on YouTube and streaming music over Pandora. It’s laptop computers, tablet PCs and smartphones and connectivity that’s always there – either via always-on Wi-Fi at home or mobile broadband connections standard in many mobile devices.

And yet, the real power of the Internet has yet to be realized.…

Enhanced Navigation Satellite Technology Opens Doors for Location-Based Services

 By: Henry Rael Posted: Mar. 21, 2012

Smartphones today are more like portable computers — powerful enough to run sophisticated software applications and equipped with wireless connectivity to keep them linked to the Internet from pretty much anywhere.  For the user, that power and connectivity technology has fueled a new range of mobile products and services built around knowing the user’s location.

Location-based services are fast becoming all the rage.  At the recent South by Southwest Conference in Austin, there was no shortage of companies showcasing technologies …

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