A strong Wi-Fi signal is important at a time when the number of Wi-Fi–enabled devices that use the internet is growing, no matter what they’re used for. A new type of Wi-Fi system is now available—a mesh network that overcomes many drawbacks of the old-style routers that most of us have in our homes or small businesses.
Source: Bottom Line, December 1, 2016.
Because Wi-Fi signals degrade quickly over distance and are easily disrupted by walls and other obstacles, buildings often wind up with dead zones. With a mesh network, you can virtually eliminate this problem by drawing upon a fleet of smaller devices spread around that sync with one another.
Also see: How to Fix Spotty WiFi at Home, Consumer Reports, August 27, 2016.