Experience Wi-Fi 6
How does UNpkl leverage the power of Wi-Fi 6?
Wi-Fi 6, a.k.a 802.11ax, is the sixth and latest generation of Wi-Fi technology, succeeding Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac). It has improvements over its predecessor and is designed to deliver higher data rates, greater bandwidth, increased capacity, and improved performance in congested environments.
UNpkl Wi-Fi 6 devices can have a significant impact in the way we interact with our smart devices. Between faster speeds, better traffic prioritization, improved battery life and added Security, it can greatly improve your Wi-Fi experience.
Read below as why upgrading to UNpkl Wi-Fi 6 devices is a big step forward:
Experience Higher than ever Data Rates
Wi-Fi 6 supports significantly higher data transfer rates compared to its earlier generation (Wi-Fi 5). It employs advanced algorithms like Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) instead of Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM), Basic Service Set (BSS) coloring. This plays a significant role in efficient use of available channels, reduces latency.
The speed of Wi-Fi 6 can be up to 9.6 Gbps, which is a significant upgrade from Wi-Fi 5 - 3.5 Gbps. Even though these are “theoretical limits“, Wi-Fi 6 does bring in some notable improvements which contribute to a significantly higher data transfer rate compared to its earlier generation.
Improved Efficiency and Increased Capacity. More Wi-Fi devices connection support.
Wi-Fi 6 is designed to satisfy increased bandwidth requirements, there by it can handle parallel connections from a greater number of Smart Devices. It does so by, efficient use of available frequency bands.
OFDMA lets a single channel to be divided into smaller sub-channels. This lets a greater than before number of Wi-Fi devices to transmit simultaneously on the same channel.
MU-MIMO (Multiple-User, Multiple-In, Multiple-Out) and Transmit Beamforming allows several access points to manage connected devices simultaneously. Although, it was partially implemented in Wi-Fi 5, it is now a standard in Wi-Fi 6.
Need for improved efficiency and increased capacity is a crucial factor in today’s world as we continue to see a multifold increase in Wi-Fi connected devices everywhere.
Improved performance in crowded areas. Reducing Interference
With more number of devices connected over wireless than ever before, there is an increased risk of data lags, jitters and connection drop offs due to Wi-Fi signal interference.
Wi-Fi 6 uses features like Basic Service Set (BSS) Coloring, Target Wait Time (TWT) and 1024-QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation mode), there by improving performance in crowded areas with many overlapping networks devices all trying to use the best of available resources. These technologies can play a useful role in reducing signal interference and contention.
Enhanced Security with WPA3 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 3)
Wi-Fi 6 supports WPA3 and provides additional user privacy when connected to open networks.
It makes security configuration easier for headless IoT devices and adds higher levels of protection for government, defense and industrial requirements. It improves upon cybersecurity needs with more secure encryption of passwords and enhanced protection against brute-force attacks against organization’s Wi-Fi infrastructure.
Backward Compatibility
Wi-Fi 6 is designed to be backward compatible with previous Wi-Fi standards (802.11a/b/g/n/ac). This ensures that Wi-Fi 6 routers and access points can work with older devices, although the benefits of Wi-Fi 6 are fully realized when both the router and the connected devices support the standard.
Older devices that don’t support Wi-Fi 6 will continue to work with UNpkl Wi-Fi 6 routers.
Low power consumption for IoT devices.
Wi-Fi 6 incorporates a feature to put specific device(s) to “sleep“ when not in use.
Devices can leverage the efficient power management of WiFi 6 capabilities and manage power consumption of tiny IoT sensors. This can help free up available bandwidth when a Smart device is not using a connection, by opening it up for other active devices.
As smaller devices lack the bigger battery capacity it can rely on Wi-Fi 6’s more efficient power management algorithms. It can leverage fixed scheduled communications through Target Wake Time. TWT helps IoT and mobile devices maximize battery life by waking up infrequently to receive buffered data.