On the Thursday of CEDIA 2025, I stepped away from the very busy SpecOp Secure booth for a few minutes to sit in on the Smart Stage cybersecurity session. The seats were mostly full, but I was surprised there weren’t more integrators there. It was more surprising because I had
Why Wi-Fi Calling Fails, and What Integrators Can Do About It Note for integrators: You might know this as a cellular amplification system. The industry term for it is cellular DAS (Distributed Antenna System). Same concept, better results. This blog breaks it down. I don’t know about you all, but
Troubleshooting WiFi Calling Make sure it’s turned on and the emergency address is set. Then test Wi-Fi strength and stability in the rooms where calls fail. If Wi-Fi is solid and Wi-Fi calling is still flaky, the carrier side may be the limiting factor. Is WiFi Calling Reliable? Sometimes, yes.
The Integrator’s Troubleshooting Trap You get the call: “My Apple TV won’t connect.” Or “The printer keeps disappearing from the network.” Maybe it’s the smart lights that stopped responding again—or another dropped FaceTime call. You show up and do what most integrators do: unplug the access point, reboot the modem,