What is WiFi 6? (& Why Your Next Router Should Have It)

What is WiFi 6? (& Why Your Next Router Should Have It)

Posted by David Cogen @theunlockr Sunday, November 17th, 2019 There has been a lot of talk about the next generation of WiFi called WiFi 6 a lot lately. Now while it might seem like WiFi is just feeling left out while everyone is talking about 5G as the next level upgrade to the cellular networks and it just wants to feel like its getting an upgrade, too, it actually is a very clever new standard for how Wifi works, ways to make it faster, and perhaps most importantly, how to future proof it to handle the massive influx of new wifi-connected devices we keep adding to our own networks. Qualcomm, one of the top chipset producers in the world, invited me...
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Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (Gig+) Module Initial Review

Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (Gig+) Module Initial Review

Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (Gig+) Module Initial Review – Limited testing, getting it to work and 5Ghz performance Posted by James Smythe | Dec 5, 2020 | Networking Last month Intel was the first company to launch a consumer Wi-Fi 6E devices, in the form of the AX210 Module. This is a M.2 wireless card that will fit in most laptops, Wi-Fi equipped motherboards or Wi-Fi PCIe networking cards. This is a short review, bordering on pointless because there is no 6Ghz hardware to test the module on. However, when I bought it, it was only available via import, so I wasn’t 100% if it would be a genuine product and I figured it would be good to get it set up and running for...
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