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According to a press release from the Wi-Fi Alliance, 802.11ax is rebranded as Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and 802.11n as Wi-Fi 4.
The Wi-Fi Alliance officially adopts the name Wi-Fi 6
Advancements in technology and the adoption of new Wi-Fi standards have brought significant progress to wireless Wi-Fi technology, introducing a range of new features, increased access throughput, and notably faster Wi-Fi transmission speeds, while also supporting more connections.
Wi-Fi 6 is evaluated to be 37% faster than Wi-Fi 5, with maximum speeds of up to 11 Gbit/s.
Edgar Figueroa, President and CEO of the Wi-Fi Alliance, stated: 'Over the past two decades, users have had to rely on technical terms to check if their devices support the latest Wi-Fi.' 'The Wi-Fi Alliance is delighted to introduce Wi-Fi 6, along with the new naming system, to help both the industry and Wi-Fi users easily distinguish between the Wi-Fi generations that their devices support or connect to.'
The new Wi-Fi 6 standard is assessed to have broader coverage, support for 1024QAM signal processing mode, while allowing a maximum of 9 users to connect on the same channel, with each user assigned up to 26 subcarrier waves.
In addition, Wi-Fi 6 speed is also evaluated to be 37% faster than Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), with maximum speeds up to 11 Gbit/s, quadrupled throughput, and improved efficiency.
Wi-Fi 6 is designed to operate in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, with plans to expand into additional bands from 1 to 7 GHz once the Wi-Fi standard becomes available.
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