802.11ax, the next-generation WLAN standard, promises greater capacity and more robust data transmission than previous Wi-Fi standards. It represents the most fundamental change in Wi-Fi operation ...

There’s excitement building around 802.11ax, and for good reason. Newly designated as Wi-Fi 6 by the Wi-Fi Alliance, the next-generation 802.11 technology will deliver a better user experience, ...

The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard has been around for a few years now, long enough that it has found its way into all but the very cheapest phones and laptops. It’s going to be the mainstream standard for ...

Wireless standards tend to get proposed, drafted, and finally accepted at what seems like a glacial pace. It's been roughly 17 years since we began to see the first 802.11b wireless routers and ...

The two chips, one for routers and the other for clients, are slated to deliver Wi-Fi faster with dramatically better coverage. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000 ...

D-Link today announced two home networking devices based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard at CES Monday: the AX6000 and the AX1100 Ultra Wi-Fi routers. And here you thought 802.11ac was the latest and ...

As WLAN access point and device vendors work toward product launches at the end of 2018, we will publish a series of blogs covering all aspects of 802.11ax technology. This first one introduces the ...

Before the current Wi-Fi standard, called 802.11ac, wireless broadband was never quite robust enough: Too many devices were vying for your limited, inefficiently distributed bandwidth. This latest ...

Does your Wi-Fi feel slow, even though your primary Internet connection is fast? 802.11ax is here to save the day. The newest upgrade to Wi-Fi focuses on capacity as much as speed, solving the problem ...

Intel’s chips are coming this year, the standard takes off next year Intel’s chips are coming this year, the standard takes off next year is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, ...

In my last Industry Insight, I outlined how 802.11ax is addressing the changing needs of WiFi networks. In this article, I look at how 802.11ax will provide efficient use of the RF spectrum to ...