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Home security systems are more adaptable and connected to your lifestyle than ever before. Unfortunately, burglars are adapting as well. As smart homes in Waco have become accustomed to wireless communications, prospective prowlers have developed a way to block them through Wi-Fi jamming. Read more about this criminal action and what the home security experts at ADT are doing to fight it.

What Is Wi-Fi Jamming?

Wi-Fi jamming is a form of wireless network attack in which a device overwhelms radio frequencies often utilized in home Wi-Fi networks. Essentially, it stops smart home devices like sensors and cameras, from communicating and working properly. You can visualize your home’s Wi-Fi frequencies as information highways that move data from one place to another. A Wi-Fi jamming device produces a traffic jam, obstructing the flow of information and possibly stalling your security entirely. 

Although Wi-Fi jamming is against the law in America, stopping it is difficult. Even so, ADT is playing a central part in limiting the effect of this criminal pursuit.

How ADT Keeps You A Step Ahead

The home security leaders at ADT strive to keep your family members protected and your Waco home security out of the hands of malicious actors. Here are a couple of the ways ADT defends against intrusions from Wi-Fi jamming:

• Trouble-free communications. As an alternative to depending entirely on Wi-Fi, ADT integrates a different communications option, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications–Ultra Low Energy (DECT ULE). This protocol works well for home automation, security sensors, and other low-power, longer-range purposes. DECT ULE functions at different frequencies than the standard 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi bands, which are more susceptible to Wi-Fi jamming.
• Cellular reinforcement. ADT realizes you have to avoid single points of failure in residential security connections. With that in mind, ADT’s resilient smart homes come with cellular support, offering redundancy and reliability. With cellular and DECT ULE alternatives, you have a layered defense against wireless threats and a way to contact monitoring representatives if Wi-Fi is lost.

While your home security system is equipped to combat this risk, ADT is defending you in other ways.

ADT Helps Pass Law Against Wi-Fi Jamming Devices

At the forefront of residential security for over 150 years, ADT recently spoke on behalf of legislation to make the utilization of Wi-Fi jamming equipment illegal. Oregon Senate Bill 959 was ratified on May 22, 2025, including Wi-Fi jammers on the state’s record of burglary implements. Despite the fact the bill is a welcome victory against trespassers, ADT realizes that more action is needed and is actively prompting other states to act accordingly.

Get The Right Security Package For Your Loved Ones

An authorized dealer for ADT, Secure24 Alarm Systems is pleased to offer top-rated home security systems in Waco from the leading industry innovator. Our installations include the backups you need to ensure reliable communications under any circumstance. Give us a call today at (254) 236-5604 to learn more and customize your own home security package.