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KR-H
Follower
Jun 03, 2017
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X6 (R8000) MU-MIMO enabled yet?

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  • JamesGL's avatar
    JamesGL
    Jun 04, 2017

    Hi KR-H,

     

    There will be a new router that will be available soon with MU-MIMO. The model is R8000P.

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avtella
Prodigy
Jun 03, 2017

Its hardware doesnt support MU-MIMO just like the R7000 which is similar to it minus the extra 5Ghz band. Either way if you want a properly working MU-MIMO solution you would want a Qualcomm WifI chipset router like the R7800/R9000 since Broadcom's MU-MIMO is not that mature even in routers that support it. Very few clients out right now that even support MU-MIMO, most laptops have Intel WiFi adapters and Macs and iPhones dont support it either. A lot of new Android phones do however.