Witnessing ethical train wreck after train wreck in Silicon Valley, it’s easy to conclude that the quest for success at all costs is a recent phenomenon and one limited to startups.
You can tell how long someone has been troubleshooting networks by the length of their arms. Orangutans like me have been doing it a long, long time. I started with a sewing machine sized Network General luggable that I carried around the world. Now I have to stand up very straight to keep my knuckles from dragging on the ground.
Mojo’s Cognitive WiFi platform - Aware, saves network engineers from having to have shirts specially made because it includes Auto Packet Capture.
The power of Mojo APIs can be harnessed to build a variety of useful applications. One such application is an Alexa skill that can provide a voice interface for Mojo Cognitive WiFi. In this example I show how to build an Alexa skill that runs a live client connectivity test for any of your network locations and then tells you the results. This example uses the Alexa skills kit API and the Mojo’s RESTful APIs.
Merseyrail is one of the most punctual and reliable railway networks in the UK, running 800 trains and carrying over 100,000 passengers daily.
Merseyrail is currently 14 years into a 25-year concession managed by local transport authority, Merseytravel. Concession reviews are undertaken every five years, and it was between two review dates that Kevin Lindsay, Business Systems Support Analyst for Merseyrail became aware of the spike in passenger demand for WiFi access and recognized that something had to be done.
What were once revolutionary words when talking about enterprise WLAN – monitoring, visibility, single-pane-of-glass management – now sound conventional to the ears of network managers. Today, for many, the features those words describe have evolved into what is now known as the “cloud console.”
As WiFi networks have moved from merely supporting the business to serving as its backbone, WLAN management must evolve as well. Yesterday's security, scalability, and remediation are inadequate for the digitally transformed enterprise in which WiFi is the conduit to customers, suppliers, and mission-critical business applications.
Have you imagined classrooms of the future, how they would look? Today, despite the smart-device revolution and near-ubiquitous networks, technology is viewed as a distraction in a classroom, and even more so in an exam-room. Having taught several classes of size 100+ at IIT Bombay, I believe that technology can be a positive enabler in a smart classroom. Future classrooms should have enhanced interactivity, and enriched communication through the correct use of technology. Students should be able to collaborate with one another, and teachers should be able to interact better with students, get feedback on their understanding, and also conduct exams easily. The path to this vision lies in the effective use of the smart-phones already lying in the students’ pockets, to build a smart classroom.
We have conceptualized several applications in this direction. The applications below are in different stages of development: some in early prototypes, some well tested and used.
Today’s learning environments are evolving and growing at a rapid pace, with more students & faculty accessing and sharing online content than ever before. For many schools, it is a balancing act to meet the demand for ever-increasing bandwidth on a secure network utilizing fixed budgets and existing IT staffing levels.
In March of 2016, Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of the Classroom Connectivity Initiative, designed to facilitate access to technology in a world where learning is no longer confined to the pages of a book or the walls of a classroom. Working with the Texas Education Agency and Education Service Centers like Region 6, the State aims to equip every classroom with robust connectivity to support each student’s digital learning experience.
How often do you say “Wow, this WiFi is great!”? WiFi is like a utility, you take it for granted until the lights don’t turn on or water doesn’t come out of the tap. Just like the electrical grid or the water infrastructure, WiFi takes planning to implement correctly and maintenance to keep running smoothly.
The great news is that WiFi keeps getting smarter and Mojo is leading the way with Cognitive WiFi™. An example of our dedication to excellent user experience is how the C-130 uses its third radio and Dynamic Channel Selection (DCS) to quickly, reliably, and automatically detect disruptive interference.
We recently performed a benchmark test to see how well access points avoided channels with high WiFi and non-WiFi interference on boot up and during operation. We evaluated how well the AP avoided interference and how user experience was impacted.
The Mojo C-130 was the only access point to avoid interference 100% of the time, on both boot up and when introduced on the operating channel. All other solutions failed to avoid a channel with a constant interference source that made the channel unusable, or failed to change channels when the channel utilization got so high that it severely impacted the user experience.
User experience was evaluated using the following quality score rating system:
