Comments for EtherBlog – News from Etherlive http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog Events, updates and news about Etherlive Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:49:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Free Wi-Fi – End of the story? Right? by Tom McInerney http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/free-wi-fi-end-of-the-story-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2306 Tom McInerney Thu, 03 Nov 2011 19:49:28 +0000 http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/?p=619#comment-2306 Hi Thierry many thanks for your comments it's really interesting to get your input. In fact only last week I was in a forum with several UK venues who said the same thing. In fact one said that even with spectrum analysis hardware running all they could see in 2.4Ghz was a block of white interference Totally agree with your approach - offer 2.4Ghz as a contended service which has clear expectations and then a 5Ghz (and wired) network for those who rely on it. Just a shame that many of the newest handsets on the market still insist on only 2.4Ghz radios. Have you played with any of the newer APs with beam forming and interference rejection...? You'll have seen we are big fans of Ruckus (and they do have a good patented approach) however others do offer similar functions Hi Thierry many thanks for your comments it’s really interesting to get your input. In fact only last week I was in a forum with several UK venues who said the same thing. In fact one said that even with spectrum analysis hardware running all they could see in 2.4Ghz was a block of white interference

Totally agree with your approach – offer 2.4Ghz as a contended service which has clear expectations and then a 5Ghz (and wired) network for those who rely on it. Just a shame that many of the newest handsets on the market still insist on only 2.4Ghz radios. Have you played with any of the newer APs with beam forming and interference rejection…? You’ll have seen we are big fans of Ruckus (and they do have a good patented approach) however others do offer similar functions

]]> Comment on Free Wi-Fi – End of the story? Right? by Thierry Vaneyckr http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/10/free-wi-fi-end-of-the-story-right/comment-page-1/#comment-2305 Thierry Vaneyckr Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:52:29 +0000 http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/?p=619#comment-2305 Hi Tom Good article resuming the problematic of wifi. For my part, I am in charge of the IT in Viparis, leading venues in Paris, and I live every day this wifi problem. Actually it's not possible to have a wifi which works in 2.4 Ghz (802.11b,g,n). This frequency is polluted and saturated. Polluted by smartphones and equipments using this frequency (voting system, camera, microwave), exhibitors installing their owns access points. The only solution to have a wifi which works is that the center has a correct infrastrucutre in 5GHZ (802.11a/n), and the visitors have equipments using wifi in 5Ghz. And also to install a wifi policy. For me the correct issue will be - to offer in conference center a free wifi with advertising on 2.4 GHz - to offer a paying service with a real quality of service on 5Ghz Brgds Thierry Hi Tom
Good article resuming the problematic of wifi.

For my part, I am in charge of the IT in Viparis, leading venues in Paris, and I live every day this wifi problem.

Actually it’s not possible to have a wifi which works in 2.4 Ghz (802.11b,g,n). This frequency is polluted and saturated. Polluted by smartphones and equipments using this frequency (voting system, camera, microwave), exhibitors installing their owns access points.

The only solution to have a wifi which works is that the center has a correct infrastrucutre in 5GHZ (802.11a/n), and the visitors have equipments using wifi in 5Ghz. And also to install a wifi policy.

For me the correct issue will be
- to offer in conference center a free wifi with advertising on 2.4 GHz
- to offer a paying service with a real quality of service on 5Ghz

Brgds
Thierry

]]> Comment on Five Things You Can Do Right Now With QR codes by Whitney http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/index.php/2011/02/five-things-you-can-do-right-now-with-qr-codes/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Whitney Mon, 28 Feb 2011 23:09:02 +0000 http://www.etherlive.co.uk/blog/?p=518#comment-2203 Love that graphic :-) I think the best use of a QR code is anything that continues the conversation with the consumer. If you sell a product, connect to a behind-the-scenes video of how it is developed. If your firm is more service-oriented, create a testimonial blog with interviews of satisfied customers. Whatever your direct mail campaign message, QR codes give you the added benefit of the omnipresent, wireless web. Read more about it <a href="http://www.abstraktmg.com/blog/post/2011/02/22/QR-Codes-Breathe-New-Life-into-Direct-Marketing-Campaigns.aspx" rel="nofollow">here!</a>! Love that graphic :-) I think the best use of a QR code is anything that continues the conversation with the consumer. If you sell a product, connect to a behind-the-scenes video of how it is developed. If your firm is more service-oriented, create a testimonial blog with interviews of satisfied customers. Whatever your direct mail campaign message, QR codes give you the added benefit of the omnipresent, wireless web. Read more about it here!!

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