Best Wi-Fi 6 routers tested

Wi-Fi 6 is the consumer-friendly name for the latest 802.11ax wireless standard. It’s up to twice as fast as the previous 802.11ac system (now rebranded as Wi-Fi 5) and it’s been designed to share bandwidth better when multiple devices want internet access at the same time.

To get the full benefit, the devices you wirelessly connect to these routers also need to use Wi-Fi 6. Most laptops, tablets and phones produced in the last year or so will have this built in.

However, older Wi-Fi 5 devices