Keeping up with Wi-Fi 6

Although the first routers to use the technology arrived nearly two years ago now, the latest Wi-Fi standard has been something of a sleeper, with very little hype or excitement around it. The new standard, known formally as 802.11ax – but now with the much more user-friendly generation name of Wi-Fi 6 (with the older 802.11ac standard renamed to Wi-Fi 5) – brings a lot to the table, and is starting to be integrated into routers at all price points, rather than just the hyper-expensive models.

If you’re looking for a network upgrade this Christmas, it may be well worth taking the time to look at one of these new routers, since there’s a lot going on that may not be