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10-03-2018, 03:05 PM
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The Verge (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF2osBIhAPQpwBEgC7Vo1HEFpYf-w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17926212/wifi-6-version-numbers-announced)
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Wi-Fi now has version numbers, and Wi-Fi 6 comes out next year (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNF2osBIhAPQpwBEgC7Vo1HEFpYf-w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/3/17926212/wifi-6-version-numbers-announced)
The Verge
If you've ever bought a Wi-Fi router, you may have had to sort through specs that read like complete gibberish â?? like â??802.11acâ?? or â??a/b/g/n.â?? But going forward, Wi-Fi is adopting version numbers so that it'll be easier to tell whether the router or ...
The next generation of wireless networking will be called WiFi 6 (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNFdbojoI76S3UdQwprHBVEVLo4chQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.engadget.com/2018/10/03/the-next-generation-of-wireless-internet-will-be-called-wifi-6/)Engadget
Wi-Fi finally swaps those fiddly letter codes for numbers; Wi-Fi 6 on the way (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEwpFmt1jdCGlG4jQTlvpV69Cm-7Q&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://9to5google.com/2018/10/03/wi-fi-standards-letters-numbers/)9to5Google
Wi-Fi 6 and Beyond -- Making Wireless Names Easier to Understand ... (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNGfsEc9meXdJOGx1ZjzT87tcb4j7A&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/wi-fi-6-rename-wireless/)Digital Trends
AppleInsider (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHjfKkJjFqAce_sdQ8iyipgWcUXNQ&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://appleinsider.com/articles/18/10/03/wi-fi-spec-naming-getting-simplified-with-new-numbering-scheme) -The INQUIRER (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNHaPRpc_98GnQGZWlRjpzaBx0n3ug&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3063875/wi-fi-ditches-nonsense-gobbledegook-version-names-for-easy-numbers) -Wi-Fi Alliance (http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&ct2=ca&usg=AFQjCNEQ73qQEsfcjmRfCErdqpMWQY2t1w&clid=c3a7d30bb8a4878e06b80cf16b898331&cid=52780057167437&ei=xNq0W5CqDNCxhAGT5ZH4Cw&url=https://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-introduces-wi-fi-6)
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