According to an industry expert, the fifth generation of cellular technology (5G) and the sixth generation of Wi-Fi network technology (Wi-Fi 6) will complement each other and help change the game. Addressing Middle East TechRadar, Alaa ElShimy, general manager and vice president of business at Huawei Middle East, said connectivity was the biggest obstacle to digital transformation. However, with better technological capabilities, Wi-Fi 6 will have a significant impact on digital transformation in many sectors. He also said that Wi-Fi 6 gives a new impetus to market applications and service innovations, which will be a "new growth engine" in the next three years and equal or exceed Wi-Fi sales. Wave 2. ElShimy believes that the entire UAE has migrated to Wi-Fi 6 in the next two to three years.
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In 2015, the 802.11ac Wave 2 standard was released to bring beamforming and MU-MIMO technology to the general public, thereby improving system accessability. However, 802.11ac only supports 5GHz terminals, which degrades the user experience in the 2.4GHz frequency band. Huawei is a major contributor to 802.11 and Wi-Fi 6 in particular. Wireless standards change every three to four years, and Wi-Fi 6 offers additional benefits, including support for 2,4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies, making it more backward compatible with older standards than Wi-Fi 5." We are entering an era of the fully connected and intelligent world; older connectivity methods are not serving us in terms of user density, bandwidth requirements, and latency. As 5G revolutionizes cellular networks, Wi-Fi 6 us it will help to extend the limits of the WLAN.< p class="bordeaux-image-check">
"Wireless networks can now manage critical user services like 4K/8K, AR and VR, connected robotics (they support more users per access point, better insight) and a better application experience," ElShimy said. ElShimy believes that existing wireless access points and 4G networks are not equipped to handle the number of devices trying to connect to the network at the same time, and believes that Wi-Fi 6 is the ideal solution. He claims that Wi-Fi 6 is four times faster than Wi-Fi 5 and has four times faster capability. "The speed (for) Wi-Fi 5 is between 1 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps, while (Wi-Fi 6) can reach 10 Gbps. Wireless networks can now handle critical services for users, such as 4K/8K, AR & VR, connected robotics, (supporting) a higher number of users per point of interest access, better knowledge and better application experience," ElShimy said.