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posted by martyb on Friday April 05 2019, @07:21PM   Printer-friendly
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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


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  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Friday April 05 2019, @10:26PM (1 child)

    by bob_super (1357) on Friday April 05 2019, @10:26PM (#825158)

    I've speedtested a .ac connection at over 400Mb/s. Next room, about 5m from the box.
    Wired Gig-E to the same box yielded 500Mb/s down. About 20 Euros a month.
    I'm jealous of my usually low-tech dad...

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @11:22PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday April 05 2019, @11:22PM (#825176)

    It depends a lot on the wireless card in the end device - hockey end stuff has multiple antennas, lower end stuff will be 1x1.