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How does this mesh with 5G? I don't use it (old phone) but I understood 5G is meant to offer similar bandwidth - and in fact somehow WiFi can be a part of a 5G
by rich_sasha 2y ago
How does this mesh with 5G? I don't use it (old phone) but I understood 5G is meant to offer similar bandwidth - and in fact somehow WiFi can be a part of a 5G network (maybe this bit I'm getting wrong...).
- vel0city 2y ago5G WiFi and 5G the collection of cell phone technology standards have practically nothing in common other than they're both collection of RF signaling standards. 5G for cell phones means the 5th generation of standards, 5G for WiFi is meaning WiFi networks operating around 5GHz (5.15–5.85 GHz). Which 5Ghz WiFi is quite a ways away RF-wise from the normal 2.4GHz. Just to make things confusing, there's also WiFi 5 (previously known as 802.11ac) which is a collection of WiFi standards. You can operate WiFi 5 on 5GHz. But you could also operate WiFi 4 (previously known as 802.11n) on 5GHz or 2.4GHz. WiFi 6 operates on 2.4GHz or 5GHz, and 6E operates on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz. WiFi 7 and 8 operate on 2.4, 5, and 6GHz.
- sva_ 2y ago[flagged]
- vel0city 2y agoThe band for 6GHz WiFi channels does dip a bit into 7GHz (up to 7125MHz) frequencies, but it's still normally called operating in 6GHz mode. You wouldn't normally say you're operating a 7G WiFi network, despite there being two 40MHz channels which exist entirely above 7000MHz Also, those channels aren't allowed in all countries. You can't use those freqencies in EU countries, Japan, Russia, and more.
- rich_sasha 2y agoOh yes, I was aware there is WiFi at 5GHz, also called 5G. Rather, I understood that the behemoth that is "5G mobile internet" somehow incorporates wifi too. But maybe I just got myself confused there.
- lxgr 2y agoMaybe you're thinking of "unlicensed 5G", which can operate in the same spectrum as 5 GHz Wi-Fi?