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In this post we are going to discuss about the fastest ever WiFi technology i.e. WiFi 6 which is also known as 802.11ax
What is WiFi 6(802.11ax)?
Wi-Fi 6 is the next generation standard in WiFi technology. Wi-Fi 6 also known as “AX WiFi" or "802.11ax WiFi” builds and improves on the current 802.11ac WiFi standard. Wi-Fi 6 was originally built in response to the growing number of devices in the world. If you own a VR device, multiple smart home devices, or simply have a large number of devices in your household, then a Wi-Fi 6 router might just be the best WiFi router for you. In this guide, we’ll go over Wi-Fi 6 routers and break down how they’re faster, increase efficiency, and are better at transferring data than previous generations.
Wi-Fi 6 also introduces support for up and downlink "Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access" (OFDMA), a modulation scheme that is equated to a multi-user version of OFDM (the spec on 802.11ac/n), which will reduce latency, boost capacity and improve efficiency by allowing as many as 30 users at once to share a channel.
Wi-Fi 6 is Provides a consistent, dependable network connection for a seamless experience and designed to allow network access points like routers to communicate more efficiently with more users and devices at once, and in a way that helps them use less power.
Overall refrain from industry experts is that Wi-Fi 6 will offer speeds that are roughly 30% faster than Wi-Fi 5, with theoretical maximum transfer speeds up around 10 Gbps.
Improves battery efficiency in smartphones, tablets, and IOT devices. Better Wi-Fi coverage and support for 2.4GHz make Wi-Fi 6 ideal for IoT devices..
-More total spectrum (2.4GHz and 5GHz, eventually bands in 1GHz and 6GHz)
-Said spectrum split into more channels to enable more routes for communication
-Packets contain more data and networks can handle different data streams at once
-Improved performance (as much as 4x) at the maximum range of an access point
-Better performance/robustness in outdoor and multi-path (cluttered) environments
-Ability to offload wireless traffic from cellular networks where reception is poor
Wrap Up: A Sky-Level View of Wi-Fi 6
Meant to replace both 802.11n and 802.11ac as the next WLAN standard, 802.11ax or Wi-Fi 6 is being developed to deliver considerable increases in network efficiency and capacity for dense population centers, with moderate improvements to peak data rates, which will be sustained better across more devices at once.
Because Wi-Fi 6 will have an immediate impact on the performance of networks in crowded places such as stadiums or apartment buildings, the standard is expected to be adopted faster than previous Wi-Fi iterations and it will eventually be a necessity for home users as 100Mb/s to 1Gb/s broadband connections become more available, and as the roll-out of IoT leads to 'everything' being online.
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