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    • ICT Today — October/November/December 2025 (Vol. 46, No. 4)

    October 2025 · Vol. 46, No. 4

    • Will Special Premises See the 46 Gbps Speeds Wi-Fi 7 Promises?
      COVER ARTICLE
      Members
      Julio PetrovichToday’s multi-gigabit internet plans are quickly outpacing the current speeds of Wi-Fi technology. To help resolve this problem, Wi-Fi 7, also known as 802.11be, promises data rates that are four times higher than Wi-Fi 6/6E.      11 min

    ICT Today — April/May/June 2025 (Vol. 46, No. 2)

    April 2025 · Vol. 46, No. 2

    • From Blueprint to Broadband: Ensuring Seamless Connectivity in Modern Buildings
      Feature
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      Tracy Ford**In-building connectivity options are increasing as spectrum is being deployed both in licensed bands and lightly licensed bands. Building owners, tenants, and the people driving their ICT requirements demand device connectivity throughout their buildings and across campuses. Enterprises are using 4G and 5G licensed cellular spectrum to augment Wi-Fi systems as well as Citizens Broadband Radio Service (CBRS) to improve connectivity.**      10 min
    • Configuring Enterprise Networks for Wireless Audiovisual Content Sharing
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    ICT Today — January/February/March 2025 (Vol. 46, No. 1)

    January 2025 · Vol. 46, No. 1

    • Optimizing High-Throughput Wi-Fi: A Practical Guide to Testing and Troubleshooting
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      Mark MullinsWi-Fi has become the cornerstone of connectivity, connecting everything from smartphones and laptops to smart homes and industrial IoT devices. As the demand for faster, more reliable wireless networks continues to grow, network professionals must have a deep understanding of testing and troubleshooting these complex systems.      19 min

    ICT Today — July/August/September 2023 (Vol. 44, No. 3)

    July 2023 · Vol. 44, No. 3

    • Delivering Big Wi-Fi for Big Venues
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      Mark NiehusWi-Fi takes many sizes and shapes, and as such, systems can be great, or they can be inferior and interfere with each other. Big Wi-Fi—Wi-Fi for large venues such as airports, stadiums, concert halls, and convention centers—is complex and requires careful design, deployment, testing, and ongoing support to ensure maximum performance.      11 min
    • The Network is Hungry—For Bandwidth and Power
      Feature

    ICT Today — January/February/March 2023 (Vol. 44, No. 1)

    January 2023 · Vol. 44, No. 1

    • How to Deliver Universal Wireless with a Wireless-First Approach
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      Brian K. Davis, RCDDAs communications infrastructure becomes increasingly wireless, optical fiber over traditional copper and coaxial cabling is often the preferred choice to provide anytime, anywhere user connectivity. When designing connectivity for communications infrastructure, it is important to consider ever-changing workforce preference and habits, and the modern reliance on bandwidth, speed, and universal wireless connectivity.      16 min

    ICT Today — October/November/December 2022 (Vol. 43, No. 4)

    October 2022 · Vol. 43, No. 4

    • Preparing the Infrastructure for Next-Gen Wi-Fi
      COVER ARTICLE
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      Patti Fisher, RCDD, DCDC, OSP, RTPM, WD, Bree Murphy, RCDDPlanning for a robust infrastructure that will support future generations of wireless means considering new technologies that can improve performance capabilities, update the cabling infrastructure, and modernize wireless access point (WAP) installation methods.      16 min

    ICT Today — July/August/September 2021 (Vol. 42, No. 3)

    July 2021 · Vol. 42, No. 3

    • Smart Cities and Edge Data Centers Can Bridge the Digital Divide
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      Carrie Goetz, RCDD, NTS, PSP, CNID, CDCP, CSM-Agile, AWS CCPTo bridge the digital divide from an ICT perspective, a viable solution lies in smart city connectivity in conjunction with decentralized data via edge data centers.      19 min

    ICT Today — January/February/March 2021 (Vol. 42, No. 1)

    January 2021 · Vol. 42, No. 1

    • How to Plan a Future-Proof Cable Infrastructure for PoE and Wi-Fi
      COVER ARTICLE
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      David Fausz, Matt MarcusAs PoE and Wi-Fi standards evolve to meet the demand for higher power, speed, and bandwidth, category cabling is also evolving, providing future proofing and maximizing return on a building's cabling infrastructure. Understanding today's category cable options will drive more informed decisions about cable plant design and installation.      18 min

    ICT Today — October/November/December 2020 (Vol. 41, No. 4)

    October 2020 · Vol. 41, No. 4

    • Essential ICT Professionals and Emerging Technologies
      FROM THE PRESIDENT
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      Todd W. Taylor, RCDD, OSP, NTS      3 min
    • Wi-Fi 6E for the 10 Gb Era
      COVER ARTICLE
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      Sundar Sankaran, Ph.D.

    ICT Today — April/May/June 2020 (Vol. 41, No. 2)

    April 2020 · Vol. 41, No. 2

    • Tomorrow’s Modern Data Center:
      COVER ARTICLE
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      Seán AdamTomorrow’s data center depends on the support of the most reliable optical fiber infrastructure. Discover the latest solutions and how to design and install the fiber infrastructure, made up of cables with thousands of fibers and potentially millions of connections that will likely support and tie together clusters of data centers often across hundreds of kilometers.      16 min

    ICT Today — May/June 2019 (Vol. 40, No. 3)

    May 2019 · Vol. 40, No. 3

    • Overcoming the Challenges of Wi-Fi Deployment in Intelligent Building Spaces
      COVER ARTICLE
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      Bree Murphy, RCDDWith the rise of digitization, IoT, and the internet protocol (IP), it becomes increasingly important for ICT designers, engineers, and installers to understand the wireless platforms that support the integration and convergence of systems and to examine the challenges of deploying wireless components, backed by recommendations and best practices for successful implementation.      14 min

    ICT Today — January/February 2019 (Vol. 40, No. 1)

    January 2019 · Vol. 40, No. 1

    • Wireless in the New Millennium
      COVER ARTICLE
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      Chris Scharrer, RCDD, NTS, OSP, CTS      17 min
    Anthony Cortes
    **Communication in today’s world is dominated by audiovisual (AV) media, conveyed electronically, whether it is a PowerPoint presentation or a full-motion video clip. Even ICT Today is published digitally and largely read on an electronic screen. At the center of it all are Ethernet LANs. But people are now accustomed, however, to having the world in their pocket.**
    14 min
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    Allan Johns, Cliff Coolidge
    Global bandwidth demand is growing at a rapid pace, and the networks of the future will require additional bandwidth and power to support the growth of streaming services, online gaming, mobile devices, cloud computing, and the internet of things (IoT). Multi-gigabit and Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) technology are viable solutions for delivering various levels of bandwidth and power.
    12 min
    Wi-Fi 6E is described as a private highway for the latest and greatest devices and services. Discover the unique advantages of this technology, how it benefits from 6 GHz unlicensed spectrum, how it impacts PoE, why the lines between it and 5G are blurring, and much more.
    15 min