– New SaaS-powered platform designed to automate user & application connectivity experience testing, accelerate time-to-market, increase accuracy and effectiveness, and lower total costs of deployments and ongoing operations

– Predefined test suites address challenges faced throughout device lifecycles, firmware upgrades, operating environments and deliver actionable automated insights to reduce discrepancies and improve accuracy

– Newest addition to Airties’ portfolio of testing solutions to be showcased for the first time at Network X in stand C18 from October 14-16

Paris, France – October 14, 2025 – At the 2025 NetworkX conference, Airties, a global leader of AI-driven software that improves the connectivity experience for ISPs’ subscribers, today announced the commercial launch of Airties Nova, a new SaaS-powered connectivity experience testing platform with comprehensive test capabilities delivered in a self-contained chamber. Nova is designed to help broadband service providers automate their continuous testing efforts, accelerate time-to-market, increase accuracy and effectiveness, and lower total costs of managed Wi-Fi deployments and their ongoing operations.

Airties Nova addresses historically persistent challenges in testing and performance quality, including the fragmentation and proliferation of CPE and end-user devices, evolving Wi-Fi standards, and frequent software updates from SoC manufacturers and OEMs. Airties Nova provides a complete, self-contained, and automated testing platform designed to be installed on-premises at ISP’s testing facilities.

Airties Nova delivers several key benefits for ISPs seeking a comprehensive, and consistent, testing platform to ensure the Wi-Fi performance quality of their home, MDU, and small business deployments. It comes with predefined test suites and test cases that are highly relevant for improving connectivity performance and reliability. It delivers automated actionable insights based on test results, reducing errors and reliance on manual interpretations. Most notably, Airties Nova focuses on the end-user experience, offering comprehensive testing throughout the lifecycle of CPE devices–from initial rollout to firmware and BSP upgrades–across client devices and applications in simulated environments to identify potential issues and ensure quality performance.

“Service providers face a daunting task of testing and orchestrating a quality experience across a massive, ever-evolving ecosystem of chipsets, embedded software, CPEs, consumer devices, and end-user applications–and Airties Nova was purpose-built to help them address this challenge,” said Sachin Chickballapur, Chief Technical and Product Officer at Airties. “Airties Nova simplifies the complexities and inconsistencies of traditional testing methods, continuously assesses the impact of software updates, and delivers it all in a compact form-factor. Ultimately, Airties Nova enables ISPs to accelerate time-to-market, enhance accuracy and effectiveness, and reduce total cost of ownership for their deployments.”

Key Features

The key features of Airties Nova include test software and automation, and test equipment and hardware. Specifically, these include:

Test Software and Automation:

• Provides comprehensive test coverage with focus a on ensuring exceptional end user experiences, including application experiences; functionality, interoperability and stability testing; client/band steering, mesh performance and channel optimization; and performance testing for single or multiple access points (AP) scenarios;
• Includes predefined test suites categorized by device lifecycle stages, end-user applications (e.g. premium video streaming apps, video conferencing apps, gaming, etc.), and experience groups;
• Provides actionable insights on test reports and results; and
• Offers advanced capabilities for device management and results comparison.

Test Equipment & Hardware:

• Includes a self-contained and modular cage/chamber setup to perform all testing;
• Provides the capability to test real stations in combination with virtual stations; and
• Enables capability to conduct mesh-node testing.

Nova Showcased at Network X 2025

Airties Nova is part of Airties’ comprehensive testing portfolio, which includes Airties Orbit, and access to multi-floor test homes that include custom robots, called AirBots, which run throughout test houses to test devices and application performance in real-world environments. Airties will showcase its testing portfolio, and its full suite of solutions, including Airties Home, Airties Pro , and Airties Multi, at Network X, from October 14-16 in Paris, in stand C18. In addition, Airties’ CEO and founder, Metin Taskin, will speak on the “Wi-Fi Network and Services” stage on October 15 at 10:00 a.m. about: “Keeping Customers Connected: How Wi-Fi Quality is Shaping Churn,” and join executive panels on October 16 at 10:10 a.m. about “In-Home and MDU Wi-Fi” markets, and 10:30 a.m. about “Intelligent Home Networks”. Sarper Gokturk, VP of Innovation at Airties, will also speak on an executive panel on “Next Gen Wi-Fi” on October 15 at 3:00 p.m.

Airties has received many prestigious industry awards for its innovations, including: “Best Home Wi-Fi Solution Award” from Broadband World Forum; “Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution” and “Best Home Wi-Fi Product” awards from Wi-Fi NOW; “Best Wi-Fi Innovation” and “Best-In Home Wi-Fi Network” awards from Wireless Broadband Alliance; “Best Broadband Customer Experience” from Cable & Satellite International; and numerous others.

– 28% of US and 37% of UK households are considering switching ISPs in the near future, citing quality issues as a decisive factor

– Very dissatisfied consumers are far more likely to churn: 82% of US and 92% of UK respondents who are currently very dissatisfied with their Internet are considering switching ISPs in the near future; Consumers with better connectivity are 3-4 times less likely to churn

– Among those who already switched providers in the past 12 months, 47% of total US respondents cited a combination of poor quality of experience issues (36%) and poor customer support (11%), while 38% cited better pricing/contract options

– Among those who already switched providers in the past 12 months, 49% of total UK respondents cited a combination of poor quality of experience issues (41%) and poor customer support issues (8%) as the primary reasons for switching, while 35% cited better pricing/contract options

– Among those who already switched providers in the past 12 months, 69% of US respondents and 74% of UK respondents said they actually pay the same or more than they did with their previous ISP

Looming Risk for ISPs 

• Looking ahead, 37% of UK respondents and 28% of US respondents said they are considering switching ISPs in the near future.
• Among those considering a switch, 31% of UK respondents and 42% of US respondents cite poor Internet quality as the primary reason.
• The most frustrating quality issues cited that would make respondents want to switch providers include slow Internet browsing (55% UK; 50% US), video freezing (52% UK; 55% US), and devices disconnecting (49% UK; 58% US).

Recent Churn & Correlation Between Dissatisfaction and Future Churn

• 24% of UK consumers and 18% of US consumers said they have switched ISPs in the past 12 months.
• Many dissatisfied consumers endured problems for 3 or more months, including waiting until the end of their contract terms, before leaving their ISP (43% UK; 61% US).
• Nearly all contacted their ISP to complain before leaving (88% UK; 85% US).
• Very dissatisfied consumers are far more likely to churn: 92% of UK and 82% of US respondents who are currently very dissatisfied with their Internet are considering switching ISPs in the near future; Consumers with better connectivity are 3-4 times less likely to churn.

Wi-Fi Quality & Customer Support > Price

• 79% of UK respondents and 74% in the US said they currently experience noticeable Wi-Fi problems or interruptions.
• For those who already switched providers in the UK over the past 12 months, 49% of total respondents cited a combination of poor quality of experience issues (41%) and poor customer support issues (8%) as the primary reasons for switching, while 35% cited better pricing/contract options.
  • Among a list of problematic experiences cited for those who switched in the UK, the primary issues were poor Internet quality (39%), unreliable connectivity (28%), and difficulty fixing Internet problems when they occurred (27%).
  • Among a list of specific Internet quality issues cited for those who switched in the UK, the most problematic issues were slow browsing (52%) and video freezing (49%).
• For those who already switched providers in the US over the past 12 months, 47% of total respondents cited a combination of poor quality of experience issues (36%) and poor customer support (11%), while 38% cited better pricing/contract options.
  • Among a list of problematic experience issues cited for those who switched in the US, the primary issues were poor Internet quality (44%), unreliable connectivity (27%), and difficulty fixing Internet problems when they occurred (28%).
  • Among a list of specific Internet quality issues cited for those who switched in the US, the most problematic issues were slow browsing (36% US) and video freezing (50% US).

Consumers Will Pay More for Reliable, High-Quality Wi-Fi

• Consumers who switched ISPs in the past 12 months said they actually pay the same or more than they did with their previous ISP (74% UK; 69% US).
• Consumers prioritize quality over savings: 74% in the UK and 58% in the US would not switch ISPs for a lower price if it meant worse Wi-Fi.

Exceptional Connectivity is Essential

• Streaming dominates daily use across both sides of the pond, with UK households prioritizing video streaming and Wi-Fi calling (e.g., WhatsApp, FaceTime, etc.) as the top priorities; and US households prioritizing video streaming and online gaming as the top priorities.
• Consumers want smarter network management: 75% of UK and 56% of US respondents said the ability to control or prioritize their bandwidth based on applications (e.g. giving Zoom higher priority over YouTube) would be valuable.
• 82% of UK and 55% of US respondents said they are interested in a Wi-Fi system that automatically predicts and prioritizes Internet usage based on household needs.

Airties empowers broadband service providers to deliver smooth, smart connectivity for all. Across the globe, ISPs rely upon Airties’ software for the ongoing optimization of their customers’ broadband experience to help reduce churn, attract new customers, lower operating and support costs, and innovate in new ways. Airties’ AI-driven insights, across devices and applications, helps ISPs improve performance quality, market effectively, and deliver a premium managed broadband experience to consumers. Airties Home directs consumers’ devices (laptops, tablets, phones, game consoles, IoT, smart home devices, etc.) to the best available Wi-Fi access point and frequency band based on real-time network conditions; manages Mesh networking; and optimizes QoS. It also helps ISPs observe, diagnose, and fix in-home connectivity issues automatically or through actionable recommendations; delivers insights and optimizations for connected devices and applications; and provides intuitive dashboards and APIs to support operators’ CRM systems and customer facing support apps to manage their home networks, set parent controls, prioritizations, guest access, and more.

Airties has received many prestigious industry awards for its innovations, including: “Best Home Wi-Fi Solution Award” from Broadband World Forum; “Best Wi-Fi Service Provider Solution” and “Best Home Wi-Fi Product” awards from Wi-Fi NOW; “Best Wi-Fi Innovation” and “Best-In Home Wi-Fi Network” awards from Wireless Broadband Alliance; “Best Broadband Customer Experience” from Cable & Satellite International; and numerous others.

Airties will exhibit at the upcoming Network X conference, October 14-16 in Paris, in stand C18. In addition, Airties’ CEO and founder, Metin Taskin, will speak on the “Wi-Fi Network and Services” stage on October 15 at 10:05 a.m. about: “Keeping Customers Connected: How Wi-Fi Quality is Shaping Churn,” and join executive panels on October 16 at 10:10 a.m. about “In-Home and MDU Wi-Fi” markets, and 10:30 a.m. about “Intelligent Home Networks”. Sarper Gokturk, VP of Innovation at Airties, will also speak on an executive panel on “Next Gen Wi-Fi” on October 15 at 3:00 p.m.

Additional details from Airties’ US and UK consumer survey results are available in a whitepaper at www.airties.com.

* Survey of 2,130 respondents who are connected to Wi-Fi across the UK (1,038) and US (1,092), commissioned by Airties in Q3 2025, and conducted by Qualtrics.

The Finals brings a fresh twist to the team-based FPS genre, offering dynamic virtual arenas and innovative gameplay mechanics. With so many ways to play, no two matches ever feel the same — whether you’re running and gunning, demolishing entire sections of the map, or sneaking through with a katana.

But no matter how you play, one thing never changes: connection issues suck. It doesn’t matter how skilful or mechanical you are as a player, lag, high ping or packet loss can completely ruin your gameplay experience and lead to you and your team unnecessarily losing games.

This is where we come, the Netduma team have created this blog to help fix your connection issues in The Finals. In this blog we’ll cover a range of tips and show you how to completely eliminate lag, high ping and packet loss in The Finals.

The Finals Server Status

Before we start changing your network setup or settings, the first thing to check if you suddenly start to lag is the server status. If The Finals game servers are experiencing issues or underperforming it may negatively affect your gameplay.

Unfortuntely, there’s no official way to check if The Finals servers are down or experiencing issue. The best places we’ve found to check are The Finals Reddit, X account or Discord server.

If the servers are experiencing issues, there’s no direct fix for it. It’ll be down to the game developers to fix or update them for connections to return to normal.

If the servers are running normally and you’re still lagging, then keep reading this blog to fix all connection issues in the Finals.

In-Game Settings

The Finals has a useful setting called Preferred Region which can be found under Gameplay and then General. This setting allows you to choose a region of servers across the world to play on.

This is an important setting as your in-game ping is calculated based on the game server your connect to. The greater the physical distance between you and the game server you connect to, the higher your ping will be.

This should be set to Automatic by default, which should allocate you to the best region for your location, but its worth checking if you are experiencing high ping in The Finals.

Its worth mentioning some regions will have multiple servers within them, so depending on where you live in a region you may still experience high ping when connecting to a far away server within the region. We have the ultimate solution to connecting to the best The Finals servers later on in this blog.

Use a Wired Connection

The quickest and easiest change you can make to drastically improve your connection in The Finals, or any online game, is switching to a wired ethernet connection.

Wi-Fi is incredibly convenient to get devices connected to your router, but its not ideal for a gaming connection. This is because Wi-Fi can suffer from interference and reduced signal strength, especially if it has to travel through walls or doors to reach your gaming device.

These Wi-Fi issues will cause ping spikes and packet loss in online games which can completely ruin your gameplay. A ethernet cable on the other hand provides a faster and more importantly stable connection between your router and gaming device.

Running a long cable across your home might not be possible, so you could look into Powerline Adapters which use your home electrical wiring to carry a wired connection, providing a stable connection without a wire.

How to get the Best Connection in The Finals

If the servers aren’t experiencing issues and you’re playing over a wired connection but still experiencing lag in The Finals, it might be time for a more serious solution. Introducing the Netduma R3 gaming router, the ultimate tool to optimising your connection in The Finals. Its powerful features can resolve high ping, packet loss and an unstable connection.

Fix High Ping in The Finals

Its quite hard to know what your ping is in The Finals as there’s no way to display this statistic in game unfortunately. You’ll definitely feel it when playing on a high ping though, your movement and inputs will feel sluggish and you’ll be at a huge disadvantage.

The Geo-Filter feature on the Netduma R3 eliminates high ping in The Finals. It works by creating a customisable filter radius around your location that blocks connection to servers outside of it.

You can use another R3 feature – Ping Heatmap, to find the locations and connection quality of The Finals servers. Then with this information you can adjust your Geo-Filter to only include the best servers.

The side menu of the Geo-Filter will also show you your ping in real time when playing The Finals, so you won’t need to guess anymore.

If you want to learn more about the Geo-Filter, or see the feature in action check out the video below:

Fix Ping Spikes in The Finals

With all of the chaos in The Finals, an unstable connection can make it hard to keep up. Constant changes in your ping, otherwise know as jitter can make you out of sync with the game server and cause your gameplay to feel unresponsive.

The Steady Ping feature on the R3 removes jitter from your connection and stabilises your ping for more fluid gameplay. Steady Ping automatically stabilises your ping when using the Geo-Filter so you’ll be able to enjoy a low ping and stable connection.

The default Simple Mode does all of the work for you, but if you want to tinker with settings to find the sweet spot for your connection you can try Expert Mode.

Fix Packet Loss in The Finals

Last but not least, congestion on your network may be causing your connection issues. If you game on a busy network full of bandwidth heavy activity like streaming and downloading it can cause ping spikes and packet loss.

SmartBOOST on the Netduma R3 eliminates congestion across your whole network but managing your bandwidth between prioritised and non-prioritised traffic. This ensures important activities like gaming always get the optimal amount, but larger activities like streaming can’t take more than they need.

As every device and applications only receives the amount of bandwidth they need, this removes congestion and stops bufferbloat from occurring on your network. This means your gaming experience will always stay fast and stable, no matter how busy your network is.

If you want to see SmartBOOST in action, check out our live demonstration of a busy network being optimised below:

The World WLAN Application Alliance (WAA) and the SAMENA
Telecommunications Council signed a memorandum of understanding, officially
launching a comprehensive strategic partnership in the field of wireless local area
networks (WLAN). The collaboration aims to jointly promote international standard
setting and promotion, among other areas, to advance the global WLAN industry.
As a key platform for decision-makers in the information and communication
technology (ICT) industry, the SAMENA Telecommunications Council has been
committed to driving digital transformation in the South Asia-Middle East-North
Africa (SA-ME-NA) region, achieving remarkable results in policy formulation,
regulatory reform, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.
According to the MoU, the two parties will engage in in-depth collaboration across
several key areas, including focusing on the trends, challenges, and opportunities in
the WLAN field, collaborating with relevant stakeholders from regional and
international organizations to expand the scope and amplify the impact of their
initiatives and foster international cooperation in the WLAN industry. Meanwhile, the
two parties will establish a regular communication and coordination mechanism to
ensure the efficient progress of the cooperation.

Yang Tao, Secretary General of the WAA, stated: “The collaboration with SAMENA
holds significant meaning. By integrating resources and strengths from both sides, we
will jointly promote the establishment of international standards for the WLAN
industry, the promotion of industry norms, the application of technological
innovations, and market expansion, thereby contributing more substantially to the
prosperous development of the global WLAN industry.”
Bocar BA, CEO of the SAMENA Council and Board Member, stated: “This
collaboration agreement with the WAA is a part of the SAMENA Council’s broader
strategy to support digital transformation by enabling better connectivity, enhanced
end-user experience, and more inclusive broadband access across the SA-ME-NA
countries. The SAMENA Council is committed to supporting the private-sector as
well as growing digital economies as they strive to achieve new digital transformation
milestones. For this, quality broadband access is fundamental.”

As the world’s first international industry and standards organization focused on
WLAN application experience, WAA has brought together over 90 global industry
chain partners since its establishment in September 2022. It has built a mature WLAN
product performance testing and certification system, released multiple white papers
and application experience standards, and completed certifications for numerous
products, injecting strong momentum into the healthy development of the global
WLAN industry.

Across the Middle East, hotel guests expect to stay connected as easily as they do at home. The region hosts a mix of business and leisure travellers, including a fast-growing segment of bleisure guests who expect to work and relax effortlessly while staying at a hotel. In this context, connectivity is no longer an add-on but a baseline expectation; thus, providing great hotel guest Wi-Fi in the Middle East is crucial.

Throughout this region, the hospitality industry continues to experience rapid growth, with fierce competition. Guests reward properties that deliver seamless connectivity and penalize those that don’t. Hotels that invest in modern, well-managed Wi-Fi are better positioned to drive positive reviews, repeat bookings, and long-term loyalty.

WorldVue helps hotels in the region achieve these goals for hotel guest Wi-Fi in the Middle East. With decades of expertise, advanced GIA solutions, and guest-facing platforms built on reliable networks, we empower properties to exceed expectations and deliver measurable ROI.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sept. 30 2025 – DNSFilter is celebrating its 10^th anniversary, just in time for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Trusted by over 43,000 organizations, the company has seen significant growth and industry recognition, underscoring the strength of its vision and the successful execution of its protective DNS platform.

DNSFilter was founded after its CEO and co-founder, Ken Carnesi, became frustrated with existing protective DNS solutions. He set out to build one he could trust for himself and his MSP clients. From just three employees and an idea, DNSFilter has grown to a leader in the protective DNS space, expanding its headcount by 4800% and maintaining consistent growth.

Over the past decade, DNSFilter has continued to build on the vision of Carnesi and co-founder Brian Gillis: to create the most effective threat-blocking solution that’s also easy to use and comes with world-class support. In a testament to those efforts, DNSFilter’s recent milestones and successes include:

• Increased sales growth by roughly 800% over the past five years.
• Extended its ability to process larger volumes of queries to today’s rate of 180 billion queries processed daily, a 180x increase from just five years ago.
• CEO Ken Carnesi was named a Washingtonian Tech Titan for the second year in a row
• Recognized as Best Network Security Solution by the Tech Ascension Awards, which recognize the most groundbreaking technologies advancing cybersecurity.
• Acquired three companies, the most recent being Zorus, a provider of endpoint-based web filtering and user behavior analytics. DNSFilter previously acquired Guardian and Web Shrinker to further the company’s offerings.

DNSFilter protects every click, leveraging AI-driven content filtering and threat protection to stop threats quickly, even as bad actors develop more sophisticated threats at a faster rate. DNSFilter secures users everywhere they work and prevents threats before they reach end-users.

Ken Carnesi, CEO and co-founder, DNSFilter, said: “It’s been an amazing decade of providing the proactive first and last layer of protection to customers, preventing threats before connections are made. Our platform delivers a better, safer internet experience by protecting anyone, anywhere, across diverse environments, with the confidence of a trusted partner. I’m proud of all our team has achieved: Going from zero to over 35 million protected users. Here’s to the next 10 years of growth and innovation.”

About the company:

DNSFilter is a cybersecurity company that protects every click, leveraging AI-driven content filtering and threat protection to block threats 10 days earlier than competitors. DNSFilter’s solution secures workers anywhere they are, helping to boost productivity, minimize compliance risk, and protect corporate brands on public Wi-Fi networks. Unlike traditional filtering solutions, DNSFilter deploys in minutes instead of days and is trusted by more than 43,000 organizations worldwide. Learn more about how DNSFilter is the first and last line of defense for corporate and hybrid networks at dnsfilter.com.