We roundup the Wi-FI 6E routers, with Asus' model is launching as soon as this month.

Qualcomm's flagship SoC gets a midcycle upgrade with the latest Wi-Fi standard.

Wi-Fi is expanding into the 6GHz band, paving the way for new connections that will be the fastest yet. Here's everything you need to know.

For phones and routers

6GHz Wi-Fi is coming soon

The April 23 decision could open up 1,200MHz of new bandwidth for next-gen Wi-Fi devices.

A jury handed down the decision related to Wi-Fi chips used in iPhones, Macs and other devices.

It can handle more than 50 devices at once

With improvements to Wi-Fi 6 and its successor, Qualcomm is working to boost speeds and overcome congestion on wireless networks.

Qualcomm on Tuesday announced a new range of Wi-Fi chips designed to work with Wi-Fi 6, the newest version of the technology and one that Qualcomm hopes will help boost sales of its separate 5G chips.

The tech standards organizations cut ties with the Chinese phone maker last week.

Cisco Systems said on Monday it is rolling out hardware for the next generation of Wi-Fi standards.

The new solutions advance existing 4G wireless technologies and will usher in 5G wireless and precise positioning technologies as well.

Amazon is getting into home networking.

For some time, Apple has been serious about building more wireless components for its own devices, putting its own Bluetooth and Wi-Fi chips into the latest Apple Watches and AirPod earbuds.

Samsung's new SmartThings Wifi router uses artificial intelligence and mesh networking to optimize whole-home Wi-Fi coverage while it also functions as a smart home hub.

Google today announced an expansion of its Rolling Study Halls initiative to over 16 additional school districts, giving "thousands" of students access to Wi-Fi and Chromebooks on their buses. Google has piloted the program in North Carolina and South Carolina over the last couple years, focusing its efforts on rural communities where some students have lengthy bus rides between home and the classroom each day.

Users ofGoogle Home and Chromecast may experience trouble connecting online through their home Wi-Fi, according to new reports.

Broadcom has introduced Max WiFi, the industry's first family of connectivity solutions using the next Wi-Fi standard, 802.11ax.

The Wi-Fi Alliance industry group is now certifying products that can deliver multi-gigabit speeds and improve coverage in dense networks by delivering data to multiple devices simultaneously.

A TCL device with the product name DTEK 50 has been certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which is odd because DTEK is the name of the privacy suite that ships on the BlackBerry Priv.

Globalfoundries has announced new advanced radio-frequency (RF) silicon solutions, further expanding the portfolio of Silicon Germanium (SiGe) power amplifier (PA) technologies designed to enable performance-optimized cellular and Wi-Fi solutions in increasingly sophisticated mobile devices and hardware.

Two Chinese tech firms have clashed over a new wireless router with a special setting for pregnant women.

Aruba makes hardware and software used to build Wi-Fi networks for customers including China's Dalian Wanda Group Co., which uses the technology in shopping malls.

MediaTek's MT7620 Wi-Fi SoC has been selected for the new ASUS RT-N14U N300 wireless router, debuting globally this quarter.

WiLink 8, which plugs into TI's upcoming OMAP5 chipset, combines Wi-Fi 802.11n, GPS/Glonass, NFC, Bluetooth and FM onto a single small chip using a 45nm process, dramatically reducing the space and price of NFC technology.

Price and design are the two biggest factors driving the e-reader market; and in the past, Sony severely dragged its feet on the former. But today the company has rectified the situation with the introduction of the newest Sony Reader Wi-Fi PRS-T1.

Citing strong global smartphone adoption and the "expanded opportunities" afforded by its completed acquisition of Wi-Fi chipmaker Atheros, Qualcomm also raised its revenue and (non-GAAP) earnings guidance for the rest of the year.

Qualcomm Inc. agreed to buy Wi-Fi chip maker Atheros Communications Inc. for US$3.1 billion in cash as it aims to address growing demand for devices that use Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet.

T-Mobile is careful not to attack the iPhone itself, suggesting that T-Mobile might not want to directly antagonize Apple in the event that it gets an iPhone deal of its own.

Taking a look at the RIM tablet's reported specs, the device could be competitive. Little bits and pieces have leaked out: it's purportedly 7 inches, with a touch screen, front- and back-facing cameras for video conferencing, a 1Ghz chip from Marvell, and Wi-Fi access.

The next big play in broadband is delivering carrier services to multiple consumer devices in the home over a variety of wired and wireless networks. So chipmakers need to be able to provide a portfolio of Wi-Fi, powerline and coax solutions for STBs, gateways and other devices.

Amazon.com introduced two new versions of the device today, including a US$139 model that works with Wi-Fi. A second version, with 3G mobile technology as well as Wi-Fi to download books, costs US$189.