Meet the 2024 Wi-Fi Awards Finalists

Radio Resource Management (RRM) has evolved and can now take advantage of AI to analyze complex network data and deliver actionable insights for management simplicity. Using historical RF data, the solution discovers trends in the network and makes data-driven decisions that optimize the network before issues arise—all while continuously making improvements.

AI-Enhanced RRM uses the secure* Cisco AI Analytics Cloud engine to process sophisticated algorithms that analyze and optimize Cisco wireless networks. This capability draws upon data-driven events; if the AI algorithms find a more optimal RRM configuration, the solution recommends what to change, either now or at a scheduled time. Even if you deploy your wireless network using a default setting, AI-Enhanced RRM will recommend adjustments to the most optimal configuration.

For more information visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/wireless/what-is-ai-enhanced-rrm.html#~how-ai-enhanced-rrm-works. 

In the ever-evolving landscape of technology, breakthrough innovations have the power to reshape our perspectives. And when such advancements are coupled with simplicity, the impact is even more profound.

The Cisco Catalyst 9166D1 is the first Wi-Fi 6E access point of its kind, equipped with a built-in directional antenna. The indoor Catalyst 9166D1, boasts a penta-radio architecture, with 3 Wi-Fi client serving radios, one IoT radio, one tri-band scanning radio for Cisco CleanAir Pro, and a built-in environmental sensor to measure air quality, temperature, and humidity.

For more information visit https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9166-series-access-points/catalyst-9166-series-access-points-ds.html?dtid=osscdc000283.

The RUCKUS R770 enterprise-class Wi-Fi 7 access point (AP) uses the advanced capabilities of Wi-Fi 7 coupled with RUCKUS patented innovations to deliver the best possible performance in highly challenging environments.

The RUCKUS R770 is driven by RUCKUS AI‚ a cloud service for network assurance and business intelligence to boost Wi-Fi 7 network resilience, and enhanced by RUCKUS BeamFlex technology, a patented smart directional antenna system built into the AP.

For more information visit https://www.ruckusnetworks.com/solutions/technology/wi-fi-7.

Introducing Sidos Wave, the most advanced and accurate Wi-Fi measurement device on the market. The Wave is rugged, blazing fast, lightweight, and capable of performing high-precision surveys across 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz bands. 

Sidos Wave is packed with powerful features and designed from the ground up to make Wi-Fi surveys faster and more accurate.

For more information visit https://www.sidos.com.

The Wireless Intelligence Platform (WIP) is the fastest and easiest way to proactively eliminate mission-disrupting WiFi issues from any location, optimizing the network before users ever know there’s a problem.

WIP knows what you need – solutions – and what you don’t – complications and mysteries. The platform drills down into every network abnormality, delivering root cause identification and actionable insights with each real-time alert. Experience improved network performance, reliability, and security thanks to its proactive 24/7 detection, notification, mitigation, and complete ecosystem visibility.

For more information visit https://wyebot.com.

Cisco provides thought leadership through continued outreach to a broad number of communities‚ from standards working groups such as IEEE and the Wi-Fi Alliance to engagement with a broad number of companies for their device ecosystem. In addition, Cisco continues to innovate and execute on wireless technology. They provide unique benefits to customers across the solution stack: from the architecture, to operating system and hardware platforms, all the way down to the ASIC.

Cisco takes an active roll to engage with a wide range of customers and partners to design and test their solutions. From customer advisory boards, deep customer surveys and research, and listening to customers and partners through various forums. Cisco also displays a clear passion for wireless with the people who work within Cisco and the entire wireless community.

For more information visit https://www.cisco.com.

At Hamina Wireless, their company culture focuses on a couple of things in mind: Strive to change the lives of people dealing with networks - for the better. Create a workplace where everyone feels energized in the morning. Never mistreat colleagues, customers, partners, or anyone else. Never be afraid to question the old way, to disrupt. Take pride in the quality of your work. This is evident in how they have built their product. It features: dynamic coverage planning in real time, client behavior modeling, CBRS planning, and so much more.

For more information visit https://www.hamina.com.

Juniper Mist is a leader in the Wi-Fi community. They participate actively not only in the standards bodies (IEEE, WFA, WBA), to shape the future of the Wi-Fi industry and community, but also have many employees that are deeply rooted in the community. Juniper Mist is the thought leader for designing and deploying 6 GHz Wi-Fi, which is the most critical technology impacting the entire Wi-Fi community. Furthermore, Juniper is always looking to expand the passion and bring best talent to the Juniper Way: Culture that is built on being bold, delivering excellence and building trust.

For more information visit https://www.juniper.net.  

At Nile, they start with the customer and work backward. Before starting Nile, hundreds of customers across different industries and sizes were consulted. These forward-looking organizations want to stay relevant to their market needs and ahead of their competition. The message was unmistakably consistent and clear: organizations want to be agile, scale on-demand, and focus on their core competencies. Organizations benefiting from consuming compute, storage, and apps as-a-service, now want those same boons of availability, reliability, elasticity, and consumption pricing for the network. They no longer want to procure, install, and manage their network. They want simple, secure, always-on connectivity, with a pay-by-use consumption model. 

It is time for disruption. Nile is making decades of networking challenges disappear. Customers tell us where they want the service — and they handle the rest. No procuring, installing, configuring, or life cycle management — nothing. They built a system by leveraging decades of networking expertise and experience.

For more information visit https://nilesecure.com.

It all began with an idea. Then a community of wireless engineers formed to create an affordable tool tailored to the every day needs of someone in Wi-Fi. The WLAN Pi project constantly shows what leadership should be by soliciting feedback and actually building it. They give the community what they want - which are tools to do specific testing and only WLAN Pi solves that.

Every time you buy a WLAN Pi you are supporting the community of volunteers who work behind the scenes to make wireless better. The funds go towards progressing the WLAN Pi to support the latest Wi-Fi standards and create tools which help you do Wi-Fi that little bit better.

For more information visit https://www.wlanpi.com.