Upgrade Your Home Network Installation with Higher Speed and Capacity
The Next Generation of Wi-Fi Ushers in a New Level of Performance
Wi-Fi is now a common term that denotes wireless access to the internet. It's always interesting to look back and see how quickly new technology takes hold, becomes part of the lexicon, and is something that's just expected. At home, everyone wants and needs Wi-Fi to connect their laptop, phone, tablet, or other devices. The work and school disruptions caused by the pandemic in the past two years showed just how critical internet connectivity is to modern daily life.
Like any computing technology, networking technology does not stand still. You've likely heard of 5G and how it will change mobile connectivity in the mobile world. On the local networking front, a new wireless networking standard dubbed Wi-Fi 6 also promises sharply increased performance for connected devices. Should you upgrade your home network installation in Henderson, NV? Read more to find out what Wi-Fi 6 can offer.
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Advantages of Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 6 is the marketing name given to the latest Wi-Fi standard, which is referred to as 801.11 AD. You don't need to remember that, but the speed increase to a maximum of 6.7 Gbps is memorable. In comparison, a fast wired connection is 1 Gbps. Now, it's important to remember that the maximum speed is theoretical, and all Wi-Fi signals can be impacted by walls, construction materials, radio frequency interference, and other factors. But Wi-Fi 6 is much more than a speed bump. A technology called MU-MIMO helps with capacity by handling more devices simultaneously with faster processing of networking requests and responses. While your device may always be connected, routers need to allocate bandwidth and processing to devices; not everything can talk at the same time. Wi-Fi 6 also adds a new 6 Ghz band for uncongested transmission (not used by other devices) and a Target Wake Time feature, which conserves battery consumption on connected devices.
What does it all mean? Less congestion on the new band and improved processing and speed mean your devices can experience faster performance. Plus, the increased capacity means your network will be ready to add many more devices – like all those smart speakers, gaming consoles, TVs, and smart home devices that you will undoubtedly acquire over the next few years!
Why Speed and Performance Matter
To gain a perspective on data usage and bandwidth, a quick look at the bandwidth consumption of typical devices and uses is helpful. Online connections for email, web, and social media only require about 1 megabit/second bandwidth, but that can also step higher with video-heavy viewing. Online gaming steps that up to 1-3 Mbps and those Zoom videoconferences consume about the same. Video streaming is the bandwidth hog that can cause networking problems, going from 5 Mbps for high definition to 20 Mbps+ for 4K streaming. But, when all these things are happening simultaneously – as is typical in modern homes – some networks are unable to keep up, even with fast internet connections. Wi-Fi 6 technology will enable much better performance even with many devices demanding connectivity at the same time.
Fusion Home Systems can upgrade your home network installation to the performance level you need for today’s connectivity demands. Get started by reaching out to our team today! We look forward to working with you.
