Is it really WiFi 6 fast ?

Wi-Fi 6 is the same Wi-Fi you have been using for more than a decade just faster and more efficient, it is like when mobile internet has done from 3G to 4G or from 4G to 5G like it will later this year.

Is it really WiFi 6 fast ?

The Wi-Fi Association, the global network of companies, that carries you predicted it Wi-Fi, newly declared that it would start offering Wi-Fi 6 certifications to device manufacturers, that means they will make sure that all Wi-Fi 6 devices are up to the same technical standards, and if they are there will be a badge on the packaging to let you know.

 

Wi-Fi 6 is the same Wi-Fi you have been using for more than a decade just faster and more efficient, it is like when mobile internet has done from 3G to 4G or from 4G to 5G like it will later this year.

 

Since we constantly asked for more from our internet like streaming 4k movies, VR and video games it only makes sense that our Wi-Fi should get better to give an idea 4k video is double the bitrate of HD and 9 times that of SD along with needing to accommodate for that increase in size in 2022 there will be more digital traffic created in that year than in all of the 32 years the Internet has existed combined.

 

About 71% of the world’s population about 5.7 billion people will be mobile users and mobile devices in business will reach 12.3 billion, which means there will be a higher need for faster more robust Wi-Fi devices.

 

So, essentially your moderately fast Wi-Fi just got more than moderately faster according to CNET's testing Wi-Fi 6 is download speed is going to be around 1000% faster in the United States and the current downloads.

 

That's fast one of the other selling points for Wi-Fi 6 is that it can perform better in crowded environments where a lot of devices are connected to a single network so internet speeds and sports stadiums or airports are going to be significantly better with Wi-Fi 6.

 

Companies like NETGEAR have already produced a handful of Wi-Fi 6 compatible routers while Samsung Galaxy S10 and iPhone 11, both support the standard as well.

 

That being said these devices are all currently being held back by Internet service providers in the US it's great that Wi-Fi 6 can achieve download speeds of well above a thousand megabits per second but most home networks can't support that right now.

 

Buying a Wi-Fi 6 compatible device with a home internet package that only goes up to 200 megabits per second it is like using a 5G phone in a 4G network.

 

But, even if Wi-Fi 6 does not work for most people in 2020 it is important that standards are set now to make sure that it works well once the infrastructure is in place. And it could be a few years before you start seeing tangible effects from the Wi-Fi 6 roll out rest assured it is happening unlike something borrowed too which is a tragedy, but our capabilities will just keep evolving.

 

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