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Wi-Fi 6 gets certified, marks new milestone in adoption of a faster wireless standard

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Published onSeptember 17, 2019

published onSeptember 17, 2019

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With technologies such as IoT, AR, and even game streaming on the rise, it’s clear that wireless network are going to need to support the low-latency and high-bandwidth requirements that help make them possible. As such, our wireless networks need to be able to handle the heavy load of tasks when such technologies become mainstream especially among multiple users at once, and that’s where the next generation Wi-Fi network comes in.

Wi-Fi 6 was just officially certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, “bringing advanced capabilities for greater overallWi-Finetwork performance” according to the organization’sofficial tweet. Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10’s already support the new standard, and Apple’s upcoming iPhone 11 models will support them as well.

It’s here: Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 from Wi-Fi Alliance is now available, bringing advanced capabilities for greater overall#WiFinetwork performance. Learn more about an exciting new Wi-Fi era here:https://t.co/oodCLsQrIBpic.twitter.com/pNTyPPNskM

— Wi-Fi Alliance (@WiFiAlliance)September 16, 2019

Wi-Fi 6 (more technically IEEE 802.11ax) includes a lot more capacity than it’s previous generation counterpart, 802.11ac (more commonly known as Wi-Fi 5), promising up to a 40% boost in maximum data speeds. In addition to bandwidth improvements, Wi-Fi 6 also introduces latency improvements, which could prove very beneficial to adopters of online gaming streaming services such asProject xCloudunder development by Microsoft.

While the crazy speeds definitely sound very nice in themselves, it’s unlikely for smaller households to really notice most its improvements. The real benefits come to public networks that are often well overcrowded. Not to sound too technical, but these changes include technologies such as orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA) which allows multiple devices to share the same channels, as well as multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) for improving downlink and distributing data between more devices. The organization’sofficial website has more on the improvements, for those interested.

Are you hyped about the new Wi-Fi 6 standard? What are some ways you’d like to take advantage of its improvements? Feel free to share your thoughts in the comments area below.

Radu Tyrsina

Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).

For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.

Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.

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