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Intel Launches Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Wireless Network Adapter
Intel has quietly launched its first Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) wireless network adapter, codenamed Cyclone Peak. The new WLAN adapter will deliver up to 2.4 Gbps network throughput when used with a compatible access point, but, like Wi-Fi 6 in general, its main advantage is that it will work better than existing adapters in RF-noisy environments where multiple Wi-Fi networks co-exist.
The Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 is a CNVi WLAN card that supports 802.11ax via 2x2 MU-MIMO antennas over the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. And never found too far from a Wi-Fi card, Intel's AX200 also supports Bluetooth 5.0.
[...] Intel's web-site says that the first Cyclone Peak wireless network adapter has been launched, so the device is available to makers of PCs. Depending on the order, the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 costs Intel's customers from $10 to $17.
One of the commenters linked to this paper about 802.11be, a generation of Extremely High Throughput (EHT) Wi-Fi technology beyond 802.11ax that could offer a maximum throughput of at least 30 Gbps.
Previously: Netgear Introduces its First Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) Routers
Related: Wi-Fi Alliance Rebrands Wi-Fi Standards
Qualcomm Announces 802.11ay Wi-Fi Chips that Can Transmit 10 Gbps Within Line-of-Sight
Intel Promises "10nm" Chips by the End of 2019, and More
(Score: 3, Informative) by ikanreed on Friday April 05 2019, @07:55PM (5 children)
The fact that my neighbors all have ultra-strong antennae broadcasting on every fucking channel crowding out my own signal in my own home. There's too many wifi routers at too high a broadcast power, using too much of the shared spectrum.
They name their stupid dumbass wastes of bandwith "AT&T-fast" and how do they make it fast? BY FUCKING TRAMPLING ALL OVER SHARED BANDS.
Tragedy of the fucking commons.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @08:04PM (1 child)
Reed TFS:
(Score: 2) by ikanreed on Friday April 05 2019, @08:15PM
I guess I missed that line. Sorry.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @08:18PM
Solution: social engineer your way inside, get the passwords off their AP, and change their settings. Or just stop paying for internet and use theirs.
Seriously though, is your AP 802.11ac? The available 5GHz bands should be more than enough for all of you, and your APs should automatically avoid collisions by detecting and avoiding in-use bands. The situation you're describing just shouldn't happen unless you're in an incredibly dense apartment complex or everyone is running g/n class hardware.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday April 06 2019, @01:14AM (1 child)
For quite some time they've been focusing on range, but many of us live in apartments where we would be better off with lower power devices that would be subject to interference from fewer devices. Even at my parents house, I see a ridiculous number of access points.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Saturday April 06 2019, @11:01AM
Well, as we start talking about using bands near 60 GHz or more, the shorter range you crave will be realized.
Getting 8 or more antennae on a router could also help.
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