WiFi

ZigBee and WiFi Update

I had previously posted an entry on ZigBee and WiFi with some data on channel usage for WiFi from some of my travels. Having recently completed a trip to Asia I wanted to fill in some scans from this region since it was not previously represented.

I have now completed 10 larger scans in cities. This includes 3 in the US, 2 in Europe, 4 in Asia and 1 in Australia. The data is surprisingly consistent showing WiFi usage heavily targeted to channels 1, 6 and 11. The usage on these 3 channels varies from a low of 72% of the access points to up to 88%.

It has been a while since I have posted here – must be the summer doldrums. It is time to get more regular in the updates and generate more comments around these postings. All of our customers are now moved onto this portal instead of using e-mail so the portal is getting plenty of traffic.