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Orbi WiFi 6 at IFA 2019 - 2nd Gen Mesh WiFi Is Here!
Announced at IFA 2019 in Berlin, NETGEAR Orbi WiFi 6 Ultra-Performance Whole Home Mesh WiFi System is the next evolution in Mesh WiFi. As the only Tri-Band WiFi System built with the lates...
A bit confused after I read specs on the product page. Seems like it has slower link speek on 5GHz backhaul in between the router and the satelite (1,200Mbps) compare to what RBK50 has (1,733Mbps). I wonder how this would affect the total stability and bandwidth of the backhaul
theBrick89 wrote:A bit confused after I read specs on the product page. Seems like it has slower link speek on 5GHz backhaul in between the router and the satelite (1,200Mbps) compare to what RBK50 has (1,733Mbps). I wonder how this would affect the total stability and bandwidth of the backhaul
The wireless backhaul in RBK852 is 2.4 Gbps (4x4:4 / 80MHz 802.11ax) compared to 1.73 Gbps in the RBK50.
Will it be possible to use the existing RBS50Y outdoor satellite with the new WiFi 6 system? I understand that any non-6 satellite wouldn't offer Wi-Fi 6 speeds. In other words, will be possible to mix nodes from the current generation and this new one?
windansea wrote:Will it be possible to use the existing RBS50Y outdoor satellite with the new WiFi 6 system? I understand that any non-6 satellite wouldn't offer Wi-Fi 6 speeds. In other words, will be possible to mix nodes from the current generation and this new one?
Wifi 6 is backward compatible, and Orbi's backhaul structure will not be changed according to the available information, so I guess that it should be possible to re-use the current generation's Orbi's Satellites with the new Orbi AX.
Good to know this will be compatible with my current satellites (e.g. RBW30, RBS50).