#wi-fi 802.11ax

The Wi-Fi Alliance recently introduced Wi-Fi 6 as the industry designation for products and networks that support the next generation of Wi-Fi, as well as a new naming system to easily identify Wi-Fi generations. In the past, Wi-Fi generations were identified based on a series of letters that corresponds to the major advancements in Wi-Fi. If you're unfamiliar with the Wi-Fi standards, it's difficult to discern which one is better or newer based on the letters alone. Wi-Fi Alliance wants to change that by implementing a numerical sequence. In the case of the new 802.11ax technology, it will be simply called Wi-Fi 6 because it's the 6th generation. Older Wi-Fi generations will follow suit, so 802.11ac will now be called Wi-Fi 5 while 802.11n will be Wi-Fi 4. Instead of the usual Wi-Fi signal indicator, you will soon see a numerical representation of the connection. Wi-Fi 6 is based on IEEE 802.11ax and brings faster speeds than previous technologies in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. Read more in our articles including "Wi-Fi Alliance intros Wi-Fi 6 and new naming system" and "802.11ax Wi-Fi to launch this year with 40% faster speed".