2.5 Geeks: Wi-Fi 6E Networking And Why You Should Care With Special Guests From Intel

by Marco Chiappetta — Thursday, November 11, 2021, 01:33 PM EDT

Your home network is only as good as its weakest link. Let's explore new Wi-Fi 6E technology and what it enables, with some experts from Intel. Joining us this livestream are Eric McLaughlin Vice President, Client Computing Group, General Manager Wireless Solutions Group and Bob Grim, General Manager Of Killer Networking Products at Intel Corporation.

Show Notes:
01:40 Introducing Eric & Bob From Intel
04:54 Eric Goes Full Italian For A Moment
07:14 Integrating Killer Networks Into Intel
09:54 How That Business Been?
12:36 How Did The Pandemic Affect The Wi-Fi Business?
15:57 “No, I Will Upgrade Your Wireless Network!”
17:45 Networking Is Something People Don’t Want To Think About
21:25 What Separated Wi-Fi6e From Previous Standards?
30:00 How Has The Wi-Fi6e Uptake Been?
35:40 Testing Wi-Fi6e Experiences At Intel
37:10 Taking Advantage Of Wi-Fi6e’s Advanced Features
40:15 Why You May Want Windows 11 With Wi-Fi6e
44:19 Killer Software Feature Suggestion
45:10 Look At This Killer Wireless Performance!
48:50 Killer Has Been Optimizing Networks For A Long Time
53:51 This Seems Like A Perfect Problem An AI To Solve…
54:23 What Aren’t Router Manufacturers Doing, That They Should?
60:00 What Can We Expect From Intel In The Future?
63:47 Teasing Our Upcoming Alder Lake Giveaway!

Tags: Intel, Geeks, webcast, Livestream, wi-fi-6e

Marco Chiappetta

Marco's interest in computing and technology dates all the way back to his early childhood. Even before being exposed to the Commodore P.E.T. and later the Commodore 64 in the early ‘80s, he was interested in electricity and electronics, and he still has the modded AFX cars and shop-worn soldering irons to prove it. Once he got his hands on his own Commodore 64, however, computing became Marco's passion. Throughout his academic and professional lives, Marco has worked with virtually every major platform from the TRS-80 and Amiga, to today's high end, multi-core servers. Over the years, he has worked in many fields related to technology and computing, including system design, assembly and sales, professional quality assurance testing, and technical writing. In addition to being the Managing Editor here at HotHardware for close to 15 years, Marco is also a freelance writer whose work has been published in a number of PC and technology related print publications and he is a regular fixture on HotHardware’s own Two and a Half Geeks webcast. - Contact: marco(at)hothardware(dot)com