Steve Jobs probably I was shaking June 7, 2010. Not only because he completely leaked the iPhone 4 he was going to introduce to the press, but also because the demo he performed on the WWDC stage did not work.

In fact, Apple’s co-founder and CEO paused before continuing to talk about the sixth of his 10 great features (in the video, at minute 1:01:30). “I know why my demo crashed: It’s because there are 570 working Wi-Fi access points in this room.” People laughed, but Steve Jobs was probably cursing inside. There was no way to do things that way and then he wanted something unconventional.

These people Wi-Fi connection will be disconnected.

As Jobs explained and later detailed in InfoWorld, several of those access points were MiFis, small wireless routers that conveniently provide access to mobile data networks via laptops, which many attendees used to narrate the event. It didn’t help that the iPhone 4 drivers were apparently not completely polished.

Jobs asked everyone to close their laptops and put them under the seat. “You all look around and be everyone’s cops,” he joked. As people turned off their MiFis and laptops, Jobs continued on his way: “I have time,” he continued. After a few seconds he continued: Most of the audience apparently followed his instructions because the demonstrations continued.

However, what happened in that incident was not an isolated incident. Not at all.

Provide a good Wi-Fi connection as described on Skift This is one of the biggest challenges This is the situation facing organizers of major events today. It is true that new standards have helped: in Wi-Fi 6, for example, OFDMA was introduced, a multiplexing system precisely designed to offer high-speed connectivity to multiple devices. And even then it is necessary to plan these events in advance.

Experts point out that the best way to alleviate the problem is to strategically configure access points: Their job is to facilitate these connections, but if they’re placed poorly, they can cause collisions, “especially if they’re too far away from each other.” The other, they noted, was Tim Pozar, a resident of an organization dedicated to hosting Wi-Fi at tech events.

Placing access points at high heights on the ceiling is also generally not a good idea; This causes a lot of people to interfere a lot. best way put multiple access points in the room, separated by a short distance. Pozar would “secure” these to the bottom of the tables with duct tape, allowing each group of participants to connect via proximity to the nearest access point.

There are companies that specialize in this field; for example, not only from occasional activities but also from Installations in large infrastructuresLike the Real Betis Balompié stadium.

Despite the efforts in this regard, problems may still occur: This also happened in the Champions League match played between Real Madrid and Unión Berlin recently. Responsible of the German team they complained “internet in rural areas leaves much to be desired”. If Jobs had looked up…

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