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There's lots of hype and speculation on the advent of WiFi 6 so it's time to straight talk networking.
digitalcitizen.life has a nice summary of WiFi frequencies and technologies:
Whereas, an approved 802.11ax has yet to be established -- AT LEAST await the approved standard before investing in new infrastructure equipment.
digitalcitizen.life has a nice summary of WiFi frequencies and technologies:
- Wi-Fi 802.11n is also referred to as Wi-Fi 4.
- 802.11n allows the use of two radio frequency bands,
- 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, and can deliver data transfer speeds of up to 600 Mbps.
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac is also known as Wi-Fi 5.
- The 802.11ac is the most common wireless standard today,
- as most routers sold during the last few years are
- 802.11ac-compatible. This standard, just like the 802.11n
- before it, supports MU-MIMO, but it can offer maximum
- data transfer speeds of up to 2.3 Gbps. The 802.11ac standard
- works only on the 5 GHz frequency band but most of the wireless
- routers that support it also offer support for the 802.11n
- standard on the 2.4 GHz frequency band
- 802.11ax is also referred to as Wi-Fi 6.
- 802.11ax or IEEE802.11ax is a wireless networking standard that
- is still in the works and has not yet been approved.
- It is expected that it will be finalized and approved sometime during late 2019,
- This is the LOWER END of the two implementations proposed and will have the greatest range
- 802.11ad is a wireless networking standard that is also known as WiGig or 60 GHz Wi-Fi.
- However, because it works on a microwave range frequency (mmWave length), it has
- the significant disadvantage of not being able to pass through
- walls and has a range of only 3 to 32 feet (1 to 10 meters).
- It is "lightning fast," but it is designed to cover only one room
- when no walls or obstacles stand in the way.
Whereas, an approved 802.11ax has yet to be established -- AT LEAST await the approved standard before investing in new infrastructure equipment.
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