Not sure if this will help or hurt. At least in the WiFi router industry, which markets primarily based on WiFi speed.
Nobody says “802.11ac” or “802.11ax”, at least not to consumers. It has always been Wireless-B, Wireless-G, Wireless-N, and Wireless-AC. OK, maybe it’s a confusing to consumers that once you get to Z, you start with AA, AB, etc. Also the manufacturers have started appending a capacity number, like N600 or AC1750. That is a little deceptive if someone really believes that an AC1750 router gives them 1.75 Gbps WiFi speed. First because it’s an over-the-air speed and you have to cut all WiFi speed claims approximately in half. Second because that’s the combined throughput of 2 or 3 radios in different bands or sub-bands, and achieving that capacity means distributing your devices over the various channels. No device is going to see that number. But still, consumers are used to comparing N600 to AC1750 to AC5300. I see that Netgear has an AD7200 802.11ac/ad router, that’s a little confusing. I wonder where 802.11ad fits in the WiFi number plan? I assume we’ll start seeing AX/AD routers. Maybe they don’t consider AD to be WiFi. Do they still use the term WiGig? From: AF <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Josh Luthman Sent: Thursday, October 4, 2018 9:34 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] The next generation of wireless networking will be called WiFi 6 It'll go back to letters, 802.11iiiiiiiiii making it the most advanced WiFi technology ever! Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 9:38 AM, Ken Hohhof <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > wrote: Better than 5G, but not as good as an iPhone X. After WiFi 9, will the next one be WiFi X? From: AF <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > On Behalf Of Jaime Solorza Sent: Wednesday, October 3, 2018 6:29 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <[email protected]> Subject: [AFMUG] The next generation of wireless networking will be called WiFi 6 https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/03/the-next-generation-of-wireless-internet-will-be-called-wifi-6/ Jaime Solorza -- AF mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
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