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After the arrival of the first 802.11 ad Wi-Fi routers, manufacturers are already thinking of going one step further with a new protocol that will improve the performance and characteristics of our wireless internet network. The next step would be Wi-Fi 802.11 ax, which is already possible thanks to the new Quantenna QSR10G-AX chip.

The Quantenna QSR10G-AX chip will allow the use of Wi-Fi 802.11 ax

Quantenna is a very heavyweight in the world of WiFi technology and has resorted to the OFDMA technique which allows more information about various carriers with different modulation to be sent to each user connected to the network. With this, Wi-Fi 802.11 ax will allow the equipment to share its antennas among several users at the same time, thanks to the creation of subcarriers for each channel. All this means that a greater amount of information can be sent from each antenna and to more users at the same time.

The best thing about the new Quantenna QSR10G-AX chip is that it is compatible pin by pin with the company's own 802.11 ac chips, so it will be very easy and simple for router manufacturers to add the new improvement created to improve the performance of their products. The first 802.11 ax Wi-Fi routers will hit the market in 2017. These new routers with Wi-Fi 802.11 ax should be able to reach a speed of Gbps although they are not expected to be able to do it initially.

More information: anandtech