WiFi Alliance announces WiFi names will be named with numbers

The WiFi Alliance, which is responsible for setting the WiFi wireless network standard, has decided to change the naming of the WiFi standard from the next version to facilitate user understanding.

We know that the current wireless network standards mainly use the names 802.11n and 802.11ac, which ordinary users cannot understand or understand.

The inability to remember these standards naturally makes it impossible to distinguish the advancement of network devices. Given this, the WiFi Alliance decided to adopt a numerical order.

The upcoming release of the WiFi 6 standard:

This decision has now been passed, so it is named from the next version, so the previous version will also be in numerical order by release year.

For example, the upcoming 802.11ax technology will be called the WiFi 6 generation, and the widely used 802.11ac technology is now renamed to the WiFi 5 generation.

Further pushing forward the 802.11n technology standard that was released earlier is named WiFi 4 generation, so that the user can distinguish the advanced technology from the digital.

When purchasing a network product, it is also straightforward to buy through different numbers. It is also convenient for understanding and helps users to choose better.

Technical advantages brought by the WiFi 6 standard:

The upcoming 6th generation of WiFi has not yet been officially launched, but vendors are already ready, and even Broadcom and Intel have already produced WiFi 6 network devices.

The technical advantage of the WiFi 6 generation has a higher transmission rate and improved overall transmission capacity, such as Broadcom’s products up to 4.8Gbps peak speed.

Of course, as you know, as the WiFi technology improves, the requirements are also increased. For example, WiFi 6 needs to be aggregated to achieve the best results.

The poly-wave refers to the MU-MIMO technology. Because the frequency is too high, the ability of the WiFi 6 generation to cross the obstacle is significantly reduced, so it needs to be received in a specific direction.

That is to say, the transmitting direction and the receiving direction are directly opposite, and there is no obstacle in the middle, which is more suitable for real-time media streaming of the home intranet.

This will not have much impact on the average user, as compatible users of the technical standard can choose the legacy technology for better penetration.