Wi-Fi is what allows us to be connected to the network without the need for cables. Although until now the existing technology in wireless connections was sufficient, times have changed. Being able to measure the intensity or strength of the Wi-Fi signal served to determine the pattern of these changes. Find out what Wi-Fi 6 is and how this new technology works.
Being able to connect to an Internet wirelessly is something normalized. However a few years ago this was unimaginable, totally futuristic. Today, we cannot imagine a world without Wi-Fi, although one must always beware of the most dangerous places to connect to a Wi-Fi network.
Until recently, 2,4 GHz and 5 GHz technology was able to meet the needs of users, but every day the demand is greater. Multiple devices are connected to the same network, making it slow and inefficient, making it difficult to do the same activities as before.
Improvements made by Wi-Fi 6
Scientists have been working on a new version of this technology for years and it has finally arrived. It will undoubtedly revolutionize everything just like the next 5G, so it's helpful to know the differences between Wi-Fi 6 and 5G.
Wi-Fi 6 promises to increase the speed of network, better distribute bandwidth between devices and improve range. What else can this new technology offer? Read on to find out.
new technologies in telecommunications like 5G internet, high resolution video and virtual reality deserve a better connection in devices. Wi-Fi 6 brings with it improvements that users have been asking for for years, including:
More speed
Wi-Fi 6 offers data rates of up to 10 Gbps per second, leaving behind Wi-Fi 5 which manages speeds up to GPS.
Advances in 1024-QAM modulation and encoding speed up the speed at which data travels over the network using the same bandwidth as the previous 256-QAM version.
Greater security
The security protocol has also improved after 15 years using WPA2. Wi-Fi 6 offers a protocol WPA3 which works with 192-bit encryption unlike the previous version which handles 128-bit encryption. The higher the number of bits, the more security it offers.
Lower latency and higher range
In the new version of wireless connection the latency will be much lower because it uses OFDMA technology. OFDMA which in Spanish means " Multiple access by orthogonal frequency division ".
This is nothing more than the possibility that multiple computers with different bandwidths connect to a network at the same time. Likewise, the distance covered by Wi-Fi 6 is greater than that of its previous version.
Previously, the connection was compromised by distance or many obstacles between the router and receiver. With WI-Fi 6 this will no longer be the case. It offers greater network coverage without sacrificing the connection speed.
When is it time to switch to Wi-Fi 6?
Reading all the benefits that Wi-Fi 6 offers, you'd think you should go and buy a new router tomorrow, but that's not the case.
It is a new technology, therefore still very expensive for the common user, which goes up to 200 €. So it is not recommended to invest in Wi-Fi 6 at the moment.
Thanks to the features offered by this new technology, its main users are currently companies with a large number of employees connected to Wi-Fi, such as hotels, government agencies and shopping centers. Where even, they are able to connect to two Wi-Fi networks at the same time.
Just wait for a moment when the demand for Wi-Fi 6 will be even greater and prices will start to be more affordable. That's when the acquisition of a new router for everyday use will be a good investment.
