Wi-fi 802.11ax will now be called wi

Many users who are used to dealing with wireless connections will surely know the differences between an 802.11ac or 802.11n Wi-Fi connection (to take one example), but for many other users those differences have never been too clear or should be. The Wi-Fi Alliance is going to change that with new, simpler nomenclatures; Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 4.

Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 4 are the new names that will replace the 802.11 scheme.

The Wi-Fi Alliance, the organization that defines these standards, wants to solve the problem of wireless connection names. In an official announcement, this body has revealed the new scheme for naming Wi-Fi versions. The new names will make those versions much easier to tell apart by both manufacturers and users.

Thus, this new scheme will make use of a simple numbering that will maintain equivalence with the different generations of Wi-Fi and the technical names of those standards. From now on, this naming approach will be as follows:

The new naming scheme

• Wi-Fi 6 to identify devices that support 802.11ax technology Wi-Fi 5 to identify devices that support 802.11ac technology Wi-Fi 4 to identify devices that support 802.11n technology

This simple change will allow each generation to be identified more clearly, and as Wi-Fi Alliance officials indicate, associating these increasing numbers with "faster speeds, higher performance, and better experiences." The adoption of the industry will probably be fast, since like Qualcomm, Intel, Broadcom, Aruba, Marvell or NETGEAR they have welcomed this news with thumbs up.

The announcement highlights the impending emergence of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) -compatible solutions, a new iteration of the wireless connection standard that will deliver higher data rates, higher capacity, good performance in high-density environments, and higher energy efficiency.

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