Many of you are getting familiar with The Internet of Everything (IoT). This naturally leads to the question “What can I do with it?”. Mikrotik has put together a PDF of some real-world examples of how you can put their products to use in the IoT space.
Continue reading...iOT
Shuffle poles for smart cities utilizing Siklu
Siklu, a global leader in Fixed 5G millimeter wave (mmWave) solutions for Gigabit Wireless Access (GWA), Smart City and security networks, today announced an initiative with Schréder, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of outdoor lighting systems, to create the first-ever “Wireless Smart Pole” – thanks to a new module available with the Schreder Smart Pole: the famous SHUFFLE. The new module will launch officially in 1Q 2021 under the name “SHUFFLE Wireless Backhaul.” This new wireless Smart Pole features all the latest equipment...
Continue reading...The problem with broadband projects in general
Before Covid I tried to attend as many meetings community leaders and towns had about bringing broadband to their communities. This is what you are supposed to in order to let the leaders know you, or in my case, my clients are there, right? Sometimes I would attend to provide my input as part of giving back to a community. I have found some similarities in these meetings and workshops. Let’s go over them. If you are a community leader don’t let yourself...
Continue reading...IOt files:update your Hue bulbs
Four years ago, security researchers showed how a flying drone could hack an entire room full of Philips Hue smart light bulbs from outside a building, by setting off a virus-like chain reaction that jumped from bulb to bulb. Today, we’re learning that vulnerability never got fully fixed https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21123491/philips-hue-bulb-hack-hub-firmware-patch-update
Continue reading...iOT files: Your GE refrigerator and RFID
Apparently, some of the new GE refrigerators and their filters use an RFID chip to validate if the water filter is genuine or not.
Continue reading...10 Gig SpeedTest server Intel Nuc
Recently a client testing their 5G solution came to me asking for a solution to testing speed from their CBRS/5G/802.11ax clients
Continue reading...From the IoT world: Bicycles
This content is for Patreon subscribers of the j2 blog. Please consider becoming a Patreon subscriber for as little as $1 a month. This helps to provide higher quality content, more podcasts, and other goodies on this blog.To view this content, you must be a member of Justin’s Patreon Unlock with PatreonAlready a qualifying Patreon member? Refresh to access this content.
Continue reading...Cloudflare Etherum Gateway
You may have heard of Ethereum as a cryptocurrency. What you may not know is that Ethereum is so much more.
Continue reading...Mikrotik LoRaWAN products
Taken directly from Mikrotik newsletter 89. https://download2.mikrotik.com/news/news_89.pdf R11e-LoRa8EU – a new LoRaWAN concentrator Gateway card in miniPCIe form factor based on Semtech SX1301 chipset. It enables LoRaWAN connectivity for any MikroTik product that has miniPCIe slot with connected USB lines. With the support of 8 different channels in 868EU band, Listen Before Talk (LBT) and Spectral scan features this product will astound you with its enticing price point – under $100. Max output TX power – 16 dBm, max sensitivity level on SF12...
Continue reading...Small cells and network as a Service (NaaS)
In this article, I am going to talk about how WISPs can monetize their networks in the ever-growing hype of 5G.
Continue reading...
