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The main advantage should be proper base station handoff. If you have a house that can't be covered by a single wifi access point (or an office), then the norma

The main advantage should be proper base station handoff. If you have a house that can't be covered by a single wifi access point (or an office), then the normal approach is multiple APs with the same SSID. It's a bit of a hack though, you can't guarantee that your device is connected to the one with the best signal, particularly if you move around, and transitioning involves a connection drop. Proper cellular radio does measurement of signal to surrounding basestations, and seamless handoff. If would have some advantages over wifi in a corporate environment.

tomn 4y ago
This is a bit outdated -- 802.11r fast transitions (FT) allow devices to roam between access points nearly instantly, and 802.11k and v allow access points and clients to exchange scan results, so that access points can move clients to the most appropriate access point. This does require more than just having multiple access points with the same SSID, and used to be limited to expensive commercial AP brands, but it's quite accessible to consumers these days.