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20 years of WiFi: launch of the Wi-Fi 6 standard
17.9.2019
Translation: machine translated
The Wi-Fi 6 standard is being launched this week. The new standard is now complete. But what are the innovations and which devices already support it?
Although some manufacturers - like Apple - have not had Wi-Fi devices certified for some time, there are already 30 billion certified devices on the market after 20 years. That's incredible; 10 years ago, there were just one billion devices. But not only is the number of devices growing all the time, but the technology is evolving too - this year we've already reached the IEEE 802.11ax aka Wi-Fi 6 standard. Certification of the new standard begins this week.
Here's what Wi-Fi 6 brings
The new 802.11ax standard is given the name Wi-Fi 6. This was decided by the Wi-Fi Alliance before its introduction to put an end to the cryptic designations of before. As a result, the 802.11n and 802.11ac standards can now also be referred to as Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5 respectively.
Various improvements to Wi-Fi 6 bring new theoretical transmission speeds of up to almost 10 Gbps. What's more, the standard works better in environments with many connected devices. So, in theory, nearby devices using the same channels and frequencies cause less congestion and data delays. However, this feature only works properly if all the devices in use, ideally those of neighbours, are also equipped with Wi-Fi 6.
Various Wi-Fi 6 devices already available on the market
As we mentioned at the beginning, not all devices that support the new standard are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance. But since the start of the week, interested manufacturers have had the opportunity to brand their products with the standard.
Martin Jud
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