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Home security systems are smarter and more adaptable to your lifestyle than ever before. The only problem is, criminals are adapting as well. As smart homes in Bellingham have grown accustomed to wireless signals, prospective prowlers have discovered a way to block them via Wi-Fi jamming. Discover more about this criminal action and what the home security experts at ADT are doing to combat it.

What Is Wi-Fi Jamming?

Wi-Fi jamming is a sort of cyber intrusion in which a gadget overwhelms radio frequencies often used in home Wi-Fi. Basically, it stops smart home devices like surveillance systems, from communicating and operating properly. You can think of your home’s Wi-Fi frequencies as information highways that transport data from one location to the next. A Wi-Fi jamming device creates a traffic jam, preventing the flow of data and possibly disabling your security fully. 

Although Wi-Fi jamming is unlawful in the United States, combatting it is difficult. However, ADT is playing a significant role in minimizing the reach of this criminal pursuit.

How ADT Stays A Step Ahead

The innovators at ADT make every effort to keep your family members protected and your Bellingham home security system away from malicious actors. Here is how ADT circumvents interference from Wi-Fi jamming:

• Interference-free communications. As an alternative to depending on Wi-Fi entirely, ADT integrates a separate communications standard, Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications–Ultra Low Energy (DECT ULE). This technology performs effectively for home automation, security devices, and other low-power, long-range purposes. DECT ULE functions at frequencies other than the common 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands, which are vulnerable to Wi-Fi jamming.
• Cellular backup. ADT knows that home security systems need more than one method of communication. Taking that into account, ADT’s resilient smart homes come with cellular reinforcements, providing redundancy and reliability. With cellular and DECT ULE alternatives, you have support against hackers and a way to reach monitoring agents if Wi-Fi is lost.

While your systems are ready to fight this danger, ADT is doing more to defend you.

ADT Backs Legislation Against Wi-Fi Jamming Equipment

At the forefront of residential security for more than 150 years, ADT recently spoke on behalf of legislation to make using Wi-Fi jamming tools a criminal offense. Oregon Senate Bill 959 was signed into law on May 22, 2025, putting Wi-Fi jammers on the state’s record of burglary tools. Although the bill is a welcome victory against intruders, ADT realizes there is more to do and is currently encouraging other states to take similar action.

Get The Proper Defense For Your Household

An authorized dealer for ADT, Secure24 Alarm Systems is pleased to bring you the top home security systems in Bellingham from the leading industry innovator. Our installations include the backups you need to ensure constant communications regardless of the situation. Give us a call today at (360) 205-2750 to learn more and create your own home security solution.