Generally, many chips actually work no problem and should be able to run 256 QAM down into 2.4 Ghz, but the dependency is having RFICs out there that support it, clients that are expecting it in the beacons since it’s not in the standard, and clearly 80 MHz modes are not an option.
Obviously off the shelf true Wi-Fi clients (smartphones, tablets, etc.) likely aren’t going to be compatible or negotiate those rates since it’s not in the standard that they’re expecting those rates as advertised in that band. So it won’t be true Wi-Fi since there’s no interoperability or requirements to support the actual 11ac standard in 2.4 GHz, but there’s nothing stopping it from working in a fixed vendor implementation so long as both AP and client can support it and the RF is there to do it on both sides. Cheers, Jaime Fink • Mimosa<http://www.mimosa.co/> • CPO & Co-Founder This email may contain confidential and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). Any review, use, distribution or disclosure by others is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient (or authorized to receive for the recipient), please contact the sender by reply email and delete all copies of this message. From: Bill Prince Reply-To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" Date: Friday, March 13, 2015 at 1:31 PM To: "[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>" Subject: Re: [AFMUG] AC spec available in 2.4? if there's no chip set, no one will be making any. bp <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> On 3/13/2015 1:23 PM, Jason McKemie wrote: It would really be nice if Ubiquiti would come out with 2.4 AC, I use their existing 2.4GHz product fairly often. On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 3:14 PM, Paul McCall <[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Is the 802.11ac spec only a 5 GHz spec or will we eventually see it in 2.4 Ghz? Paul McCall, Pres. PDMNet / Florida Broadband 658 Old Dixie Highway Vero Beach, FL 32962 772-564-6800<tel:772-564-6800> office 772-473-0352<tel:772-473-0352> cell www.pdmnet.com<http://www.pdmnet.com/> [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>
