The Verge
Today, workers began installing the first LinkNYC access points in New York. First announced in November 2014, the hubs are designed as an update to the standard phone booth, using upgraded infrastructure to provide gigabit Wi-Fi access points. This particular installation was spotted outside a small Starbucks at 15th St and 3rd Avenue, near Manhattan’s Union Square. Hundreds of other hubs will be installed throughout the city in the days to come. The signal range will be roughly 150 feet, visible LinkNYC anticipates another weeks or two of testing before New Yorkers will be able to use the hubs to get online.
Daily Video Game writes: "The online retailer Amazon is featuring several NETGEAR Gigabit Ethernet Switches on sale with up to 46% off right now!"
802.11ac is a supercharged version of 802.11n -- but what does that mean? Here are the details on what 802.11ac is, and how it could eventually replace wired gigabit Ethernet networking.
BenchmarkReviews.com: Until recently, there were only two types of network switches, un-managed and managed. Today, there is a new class, called Smart Switches. A blend of the two previous extremes, they're targeted to both corporate users and what the industry politely calls "ProSumers". Switches aren't reviewed by the press that often, but they are a necessary part of many home and SMB networks, so we need to look at what's available now and then. NETGEAR is a major player in the networking market, and today Benchmark Reviews looks at the GS110T, one of the less expensive offerings in their ProSafe SmartSwitch line. It's got enough GbE ports to future-proof most home installations, plus two fiber optic interfaces.
