April 25, 2024

NYT: Wi-Fi Interferes With Military Radars

In today’s New York Times, John Markoff writes that the Wi-Fi standard for wireless networking may interfere with certain military radars. If the interference turns out to be serious, this is a major headache. Wi-Fi is one of the best new technologies to come along in a while, and it seems to be headed for near-universal adoption. Now the military apparently is worried that Wi-Fi will be too popular.