If you've ever experienced Wi-Fi Internet issues around your home, part of the troubleshooting that you might consider may consist of assessing your router's position in your home and determining if it's often dealing with electromagnetic interference. Electromagnetic interference, or EMI, can occur when you're in the vicinity of any device that emits such signals. In a household environment, this might include microwaves, cordless telephones, sensors, Bluetooth speakers and more. It’s typically resolved by simply repositioning your router to reduce this interference.

In this podcast, we take a closer look at EMI, EMI shielding and why you should care about it.