When we think of intelligent WiFi, the names AirTies, SoftAtHome and Plume are among the first to spring to mind offering infinitely impressive yet imperfect systems. The rise of smart software like mesh WiFi combined with inadequate standards has in turn created new problems in the network, a gap in the market identified by a start-up called Lifemote which says the WiFi world has been crying out for a hardware-agnostic cloud-based analytics platform. Lifemote has developed a WiFi analytics arsenal designed to be offered not only directly to ISPs but to the very CPE firms mentioned in this opening gambit. “AirTies and Plume replace the technology stack, while we re-use existing mechanisms. For example, we can take a Broadcom-based gateway…