Wi-Fi 6E products only started arriving in the US last year, but the tech world is always looking toward what's next. Wi-Fi 7 represents the next generation of the wireless network protocol, and today marks the first time someone has claimed to make the technology work.
Wi-Fi 7 isn't available yet, since the Wi-Fi Alliance is still creating the standard. Also known as the IEEE 802.11be standard, Wi-Fi 7 is expected to provide a max throughput of "at least 30GBps," according to the Wi-FI Alliance, which is quite a bump from Wi-Fi 6's 9.6GBps claim and an even bigger jump from WiFi 5's 3.5GBps. Keep in mind, however, that all three speeds are theoretical. Don't expect to hit these numbers while surfing the web at home.

CLICK HERE to read the whole story at Ars Technica

At their annual organizational and planning meeting today, the Iowa Heartland Chapter Board of Directors have chosen their leadership positions for 2022.

Mike Brems with Power and Tel will serve as Board President for 2022. Mike has been on the SCTE board as an associate and regular Board member for several years.

Carl Norton will serve as Vice-President in 2022. Carl has served as an assistant board and regular board member for the past several years.

In addition to the two new leaders, Josh Robinson with USA Communications will serve as Treasurer again in 2022, and Eric Lage with Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility will continue as Secretary.

Thank you to these board members for agreeing the lead the Chapter for the year ahead!

When Verizon turns up 5G mobile service in the C-band later this month, the company also will be offering 5G fixed wireless service in the C-band. In an interview with Telecompetitor, Verizon Business Chief Revenue Officer Sampath Sowmyanarayan said the company will cite a speed of 100 Mbps.
According to a Verizon website, prices will be as low as $25 a month when bundled with mobile service, a potentially disruptive price point in the face of cable broadband competition.
The company said previously that it will make 5G C-band mobile service available to 100 million people at the initial launch and according to Sowmyanarayan, C-band 5G fixed wireless service also will be available to 100 million people, as well as to two million businesses.

CLICK HERE to read the full article at Telecompetitor

For more, CLICK HERE to read the article online at HelpNetSecurity.com

After two years with limited events due to COVID, the Iowa Heartland Chapter is looking forward to resuming a normal schedule of trainings and events in 2022!

Do you have any ideas for technical trainings you'd like to see us conduct? If you do, we'd love your feedback! CLICK HERE to send us an email with your ideas. We appreciate it!

43 people epresenting 16 different companies participated in the Iowa Heartland Chapter's "Evolution of the Pathway" training held on December 6, 2021 in Carroll.

The Chapter would like to thank Tim Locker with CBM for leading the discussion of use cases for various types of conduit systems, including multi-path conduit.

We would also like to extend a huge thank you to Western Iowa Networks, who hosted the training at their beautiful new facility in Carroll. And thank you to all that attended in person or online!

July 27, 2021
AM and PM sessions

We hope you can join us for our upcoming virtual training session on WiFi 6! Presented by Comtrend, this session will provide a great overview of the next generation of wireless networking that promises faster speeds and lower latency to devices in the home or business.

We will be sending out details about how to participate soon!

Officers for the Iowa Heartland Chapter Board of Directors for the 2021 calendar year will be the same as 2020.

• President: David Fyffe (ImOn)
• Vice President: Ron Grigsby (RDG Telecom)
• Secretary: Eric Lage (Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility)
• Treasurer: Josh Robinson (Treasurer)

As COVID-19 continues to affect everyone's schedules, the Iowa Heartland Chapter is offering one final virtual training for 2020.

WiFI Basics will be presented by Tony Holmes with VeEx and will provide a comprehensive overview of this vital technology and the issues that occur.

As we head into 2021, it is likely that the Iowa chapter and others around the county will continue to utilize virtual platforms for additional training, so keep checking back for more details.

Details on our entire training schedule can be found here on our website at the "Events & Trainings" page.

The return of familiar faces and some new ones are part of the 2021 Iowa Heartland SCTE Board of Directors.

There were six Board terms open for 2021. After a call for nominations this fall, a total of 6 persons were nominated. Since the number of nominations was the same as the number of openings, an official election was not needed. The current Board approved the new positions at their meeting on November 24, 2020.

Returning for another two-year term on the Board are Josh Robinson with USA Communications, the Chapter treasurer; Eric Lage with Reinbeck Telecommunications Utility, the Chapter secretary; and both Dishon Clark and David Riley with Mediacom.

The new members of the Board for 2021 will be Brenda Stottler with Technetix and Kirk Hauskins with ImOn Communications. Both Stotler and Hauskins have served as associate board members in 2020.

Thank you to our new Board members for their leadership and support for the Iowa Heartland Chapter!