Christmas lights degrade your Wi-Fi signal???
Oh noes! The evil x-mas haters now have another reason for wanting to ban the holiday season.

Survey results highlight wireless interference created by decorations in the office, AirMagnet illustrates how proper planning can resolve

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec 05, 2006 — AirMagnet Inc., the award-winning leader in wireless network assurance, announced the results of a recently conducted survey measuring wireless signal strength in a standard office setting both before and after introducing a change in the office environment — holiday decorations. While decorations are relatively commonplace at this time of year and might seem innocuous, as with any change introduced to a wireless environment, it's difficult to predict how new elements might affect wireless performance - but proper planning can help reduce the negative effect on wireless networks. AirMagnet's survey, using AirMagnet Survey PRO and AirMagnet Laptop Analyzer, showed the decorations had a significant impact on the Wi-Fi network, with:

• Signal strength decreased by 25 percent
• Signal deterioration increased over distance by one-third
• Signal distribution uneven in some locations, deteriorating signal strength by an additional 10 percent

Read all about it here courtesy of airmagent.com.

-Eric