Most consumers are familiar with the 802.11 standards; however, this new sequential number rebranding is intended to simplify things. Previously, the naming design used the alphabet, starting with a to bto g and n, with each one representing the next generation. We’d expect z to be the last or fastest one, or until they have new names, but suddenly we’re on 802.11ac, which is faster than all previous versions, so it’s understandable that users would be a bit confused. Thus, starting from 802.11n, Wi-Fi will be referred to as Wi-Fi 4, 802.11ac as Wi-Fi 5, and 802.11ax as Wi-Fi 6.
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WiFi 6: higher data rates, increased capacity, enhanced performance in dense environments, and improved power efficiency. Operating on the same 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band as Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 is rated to support transfer speeds of up to 10 Gb/s, which ranges from four to ten times faster than the current standard.
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802.11ax utilizes OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access), one of the big advancements with LTE technology.
TL;DR: less congestion in crowded networks and better speeds.
Most consumers are familiar with the 802.11 standards
Lol, no. Not in any way.
Might be true for people buying their own WiFi routers.
Which already isn’t most consumers, because most people use what their ISP gives them.
Your phone is bragging about supporting wifi6
It means you can “dock” your phone with a consenting bro’s phone also displaying this symbol by facing each other, grasp your device firmly, and touch the tips together.
If you’re trying to make a gay joke, it landed wrong because I’m a girl.
Girls can also 69
bro’s… facing each other… touch the tips together.
Clearly a metaphor about guys & penises.
You’ve got more tips than we do.
This thread took a strange direction…
You are connected through wifi 6 , which means big brother can spy on you even faster (/s)
Hey yo hey yo!!
WiFi 6
This. WiFi version 6 - this is the latest version of WiFi.
Except for WiFi 7
And 6E
Is Wi-Fi 7 final nowadays?
until wifi 8 of course
don’t forget wifi 9
WiFi X
ahem WiFi Twitter, thanks
It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.
It will only be faster if WiFi was a bottleneck before.
Edit: I misread the comment, thought it was talking about internet speeds.
It means you are connected to a WiFi 6 connection. It means your WiFi will be much faster now.
normal people just call internet speeds wifi speeds though
there’s no harm in clarifying
WiFi6?
