The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a new wireless standard called Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 CES 2022, It should be noted that there are already two standards in the same generation: Wi-Fi 6 and 6e wireless standard. The Wi-Fi 6e standard uses the 6GHz frequency band to provide better connectivity. So what makes Release 2 special? read on:
What is Wi-Fi 6 Release 2
The latest standard upgrades in Wi-Fi – after Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6e – are claimed to offer better performance when faced with the issue of increasing number of devices and high traffic density. This uplink comes with support for multi-user MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output) which will help devices connected to a wireless network to upload content concurrently to access points such as network routers. This means that Wi-Fi speeds will be fast and uploads will be reliable from many people. Plus, it improves latency for games and video conferencing.
How will Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 affect your device?
Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 includes new features that bring power management improvements to devices in enterprise and IoT deployments. This means smart home devices will see an improvement in power consumption as Wi-Fi 6 Release 2 comes with new low power and sleep mode enhancements – including Broadcast Target Wake Time (TWT), Extended Sleep Time and Dynamic Multi -User Spatial Multiplexing is included. Power Save (SMPS) – Enable power optimization of multiple battery powered devices.
Wi-Fi 6 Release 2: Why it matters
The Wi-Fi Alliance estimates that around two billion Wi-Fi 6 devices will enter the market in 2022. This will lead to increased device density, demand for more bandwidth-hungry applications and uplink data in residential and enterprise environments. As mentioned, Wi-Fi 6 release will enable 2 devices to effectively upload content. Data consumption is set to increase in the future as Wi-Fi networks support more upstream activity and users upload content to social media or for personal consumption. The increase in the number of IoT devices will result in more data consumption – and that is why the latest Wi-Fi standard will come to ensure fast and efficient data management.
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