Wi-Fi 6 is the friendly name of the 802.11ax wireless standard. It’s the 6th generation of Wi-Fi and has a 6E extension.
ARRIS informed me today of its very first Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) broadcaster, and it’s not a standalone router. Instead, it’s a Mesh Wi-Fi system, called SURFboard mAX Pro, or mAX for short. The news is quite exciting because ARRIS is a known maker of cable modems and residential gateways. By …
Turning existing routers into part of a mesh is now officially a trend. Early 2018, ASUS’s announced AiMesh, then later of the same year, Synology introduced its similar mesh feature via the release of the MR2200ac. Today, at CES 2109, TP-Link announced its own OneMesh approach. Leveraging multiple hardware units, old and …
NETGEAR announced today at CES 2019 the latest addition to its popular Orbi Mesh Wi-Fi system, the Orbi RBK152, which supports Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax). Update: The RBK152 has been renamed RBK852. Like all other Orbi variants, including the cable-ready Orbi CBK40 and the smart speaker Orbi Voice (RBS40V), the new …
NETGEAR just announced its first two Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) products, the Nighthawk AX12/12-stream AX6000 WiFi Router (model RAX120) and the Nighthawk AX8/8-stream AX6000 WiFi Router (model RAX80). They are the answers to those ASUS announced a while back. Update: The full review of the RAX120 is now available here. Top-tier …
Soon your home network speed will get a considerable boost. ASUS announced today a new lineup of ultra-fast 802.11ax Wi-Fi solutions, including the ROG Rapture GT-AX11000 router, the AiMesh AX6100 WiFi System, and the RT-AX88U router. All feature the next-generation 802.11ax Wi-Fi standard. ASUS ROG Rapture GT-AX11000: Gamers’ tri-band delight …
