Backhaul 5GHz vs 2.4GHZ i.e. Speed vs Distance

[MiCas]

Netgear declare that “dedicated 5 GHz band with up to 1733 Mbps that is used solely for communication between an Orbi router and satellite”.

My question is how good the 5GHz travels acros walls/floors? Don't we know that 2.4 GHz has better range and travels better acros the walls?

[TheEther]

In general, 2.4 GHz has better range, but in many cases that is more than offset by the superior signaling technology used by 802.11ac, which is only available at 5 GHz.  At distances where 5 GHz can maintain a connection, it will almost always be faster than 2.4 GHz.  The 5 GHz spectrum is also less heavily congested.

[peteytesting]

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@MiCas wrote:

Netgear declare that “dedicated 5 GHz band with up to 1733 Mbps that is used solely for communication between an Orbi router and satellite”.

My question is how good the 5GHz travels acros walls/floors? Don't we know that 2.4 GHz has better range and travels better acros the walls?

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the orbi system is designed to work at a set distance from each other and that point is where the 5 gig backhaul is at its best ( its around 12 meters from orbi router to orbi sat  )

if you move the sat further away from the router the signal will degrade and the speed will drop

so location of the sat in relation to the router is the key here to have it work at its best and give the 4000sqft it claims