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Why Home Security Is Becoming Software-Defined
For decades, home security meant hardware you could see and touch — door sensors, alarm panels, motion detectors, and CCTV cameras. Safety was tangible, built from parts wired together to guard the perimeter. But today, as in nearly every industry, intelligence has...
Why Home Security Is Becoming Software-Defined
Home security is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. What once relied on visible hardware — sensors, cameras, alarm panels — is now shifting toward intelligent, software-driven protection. This blog explores why the future of home security lies in adaptive algorithms, real-time awareness, and systems that learn your home instead of merely watching it. From market trends to AI breakthroughs, it breaks down why “software-defined security” is quickly becoming the new standard.
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The Future of ISPs is Lifestyle-Driven
Internet providers are no longer just about speed and connectivity. The next wave is lifestyle-driven, where ISPs integrate services like ambient sensing, eldercare support, and home automation directly into the network. This shift transforms ISPs from utilities into trusted partners in daily life, delivering peace of mind, independence, and convenience — all through the existing infrastructure already in people’s homes.
Monitoring Wake-Up Delays Can Prevent Senior Health Crises
Wake-up time is one of the earliest indicators of senior health changes. Subtle delays in a daily routine, like waking 60–90 minutes later than usual, can reveal emerging physical, emotional, or cognitive strain long before a crisis occurs. This blog explores why wake-up monitoring matters, why traditional systems often miss it, and how passive sensing technologies can transform these overlooked signals into proactive, personalized care.
How to Design for the Age of Ambient Sensing
Smart homes are entering a new era—one where devices don’t just wait for commands but sense, learn, and respond on their own. This blog explores how to design ambient sensing systems that are intuitive, respectful, and trustworthy, ensuring technology enhances life without overstepping.
How to Turn Everyday Motion Into Strategic Value
What if your home could respond to you without needing to watch you? For service providers, the future of smart spaces lies in passive intelligence: detecting motion, not invading privacy. In this blog, we walk through a day in the life of a WiFi Motion–enabled home to show how ordinary movement becomes a source of extraordinary value for automation, eldercare, energy, and engagement.
Care Without Cameras: Dr. Taj Manku Talks Wi-Fi-Powered Eldercare on Communitech’s Tech About Town
“I didn’t want my parents to feel watched—but I needed to know they were okay". In this episode of Tech About Town, a podcast by Communitech, our CEO, Dr. Taj Manku, shares how his team created Caregiver by Cognitive, a simple, non-invasive eldercare tool that uses passive WiFi Motion to offer peace of mind—with no cameras, microphones, or wearables required.
How Wi-Fi Sensing Enables Intelligent Arming & Disarming for Motion Detection
Smart home users expect seamless, invisible automation, and security systems should be no exception. This blog explores how Wi-Fi Sensing unlocks smarter, more adaptive arming and disarming of motion detection systems, reducing false alarms and user error without relying solely on rigid schedules or manual input. From validating presence more intelligently to adjusting for irregular routines, Wi-Fi Sensing brings next-gen intelligence to home protection—improving user satisfaction and offering new upsell opportunities for providers.
How We Built a Smarter MQTT System for the Future of Wi-Fi Sensing
As Wi-Fi Sensing grows in complexity and scale, its backend infrastructure must evolve to keep pace. By shifting from traditional clustering to message bus partitioning (sharding), performance bottlenecks were reduced, reliability improved, and a scalable, cost-effective cloud system was developed to handle real-time data from thousands of devices. The blog also explains how smart routing, sticky sessions, and dynamic scaling work together to maintain fast, stable motion detection that can grow with increasing demand.
Cognitive Systems turned a founder’s caregiving journey into a global tech solution
When Dr, Taj Manku’s parents faced back-to-back medical emergencies, he knew they needed support—without sacrificing their independence or privacy. That experience inspired Caregiver by Cognitive, a passive Wi-Fi Sensing solution now helping millions monitor loved ones with dignity. Read Communitech's profile on how one founder’s story became a mission to change eldercare for good.
How Wi-Fi Sensing Could Help Lower Insurance Premiums in Caregiving
As insurers demand stronger documentation and accountability in aging-in-place care, Wi-Fi Sensing is emerging as a discreet, always-on ally. Learn how this passive technology could help care providers reduce liability, strengthen compliance, and potentially lower insurance premiums—while delivering greater peace of mind for families and seniors alike.