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Dustin_V
Jan 24, 2019NETGEAR Employee Retired
What is Wi-Fi 6 and How is it Different From Wi-Fi 5?
Wi-Fi 6, or 802.11ax, is the next generation of wireless standard, succeeding 802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5). With the increased number of connected devices entering our homes, Wi-Fi 6 technology addresses your ...
myersw
Jan 30, 2019Master
One BIG question. Why doesn't Netgear release wireless adapters for PC's when they are shipping Wi-Fi 6 routers? Having a Wi-Fi 6 router doesn't provide much for users who currently are using AC. Yes the router will do back support, but there is no adapters to make use of the new standard and Netgear the RAX 80 is on the market. Shame on Netgear!!!
duckware
Jan 30, 2019Prodigy
SHAME on Netgear for claiming that the RAX80 is 8 stream (it only has four antennas so four spatial streams) and that the RAX120 is 12 stream (it only has eight antennas so eight spatial streams). Netgear has redefined what "spatial stream" means in order to do that.