Wi Fi 6: H. Wi-Fi Alliance announcement started on Monday a new era with the launch of the Wi-Fi Certified 6 program.
Wi Fi 6 (also known as 802.11ax) was officially introduced at speeds up to 37% higher than the previous generation Wi-Fi (802.11ac), increased bandwidth for higher latency performance, greater network capacity, and MU- support MIMO (Multi-User Multiple Input Multiple Output) for greater download efficiency on multiple devices at the same time.
Edgar Figueroa, president and CEO of Wi-Fi Alliance, said:
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 is launching a new era in Wi-Fi for better performance in every environment for users, greater networking capability for service providers, improved customer coverage and new opportunities for advanced applications. Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 will offer connectivity improvements, even in high-density locations and in IoT environments.
Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 also supports the latest generation of Wi-Fi security, WPA3. It supports Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) to increase network efficiency and reduce both Download and Upload latency in high-demand environments. Supports target wake time (TWT) to significantly improve battery life on Wi-Fi devices as well as mode quadrature amplitude modulation (1024-QAM) to increase availability in Wi-Fi devices.
The first Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6 products (Wi Fi 6) have the following chips:
- Broadcom® BCM4375
- Broadcom® BCM43698
- Broadcom® BCM43684
- Cypress CYW 89650 Auto-Grade Wi-Fi 6 Certified
- Intel® Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) AX200 (for PCs)
- Intel® Home Wi-Fi chipset WAV600 Series (for routers and gateways)
- Marvell 88W9064 (4 × 4) Wi-Fi 6 Dual-Band STA
- Marvell 88W9064 (4 × 4) + 88W9068 (8 × 8) Wi-Fi 6 Concurrent Dual-Band AP
- Qualcomm® Networking Pro 1200 Platform
- Qualcomm® FastConnect 6800 Wi-Fi 6 Mobile Connectivity Subsystem
- Ruckus R750 Wi-Fi 6 Access Point
More information on Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 6: https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-certified-6
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10 and Apple's iPhone 11 are the first smartphones to support 6 Wi-Fi technology.
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