There are currently two WiFi bands being used by most routers and devices, the 2.4GHz UHF and 5GHz SHF radio waves. The new standard, 802.11ad, has a theoretical data transfer rate of 575MB/second. That's about 5 times faster than current WiFi connections (transferring files from one device to another on the same wireless network). While most of us would not really care about local WiFi speeds except for the actual internet speed that it carries, the new WiFi 802.11ad standard would mean the WiFi coverage would be wider and the signal can efficiently pass thru interferences like walls and other obstacles. On a related note, here's a quick study on how WiFi signal behaves at home (How to position your WiFi router to get best signal) and we also shared 12 Tips to Boost your WiFi Signal at Home. Was fixing the built-in wifi device of the MSI Wind for several hours now to no avail. The problem is that the wifi just wouldn't detect any wireless connections even if you're already beside the router. I've already searched for related problems and read on forums that there's a sizable number of MSI Wind owners are having the similar problmes with the wifi. Read more in our articles including "Samsung intros WiFi 802.11ad 60GHz at 4.6Gbps" and "MSI Wind WiFi Problem?".
There are currently two WiFi bands being used by most routers and devices, the 2.4GHz UHF and 5GHz SHF radio waves. The new standard, 802.11ad, has a theoretical data transfer rate of 575MB/second.
That's about 5 times faster than current WiFi connections (transferring files from one device to another on the same wireless network). While most of us would not really care about local WiFi speeds except for the actual internet speed that it carries, the new WiFi 802.11ad standard would mean the WiFi coverage would be wider and the signal can efficiently pass thru interferences like walls and other obstacles. On a related note, here's a quick study on how WiFi signal behaves at home (How to position your WiFi router to get best signal) and we also shared 12 Tips to Boost your WiFi Signal at Home.
Our coverage of wifi 802.11ad includes: "Samsung intros WiFi 802.11ad 60GHz at 4.6Gbps"; "MSI Wind WiFi Problem?"; "TP-Link announces Archer 8 its first Wi-Fi 8 router platform". Each article provides unique insights and information.