I kinda meant for like future products when AR and VR combine with IoT products, but if those can work on lower ranges with those 6 Ghz devices, then great… but VR and AR will definitely need 6 GHz to be more useful.
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HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 6 days agoEh, IoT devices typically use 2.4ghz, or even 933mhz…
MeekerThanBeaker@lemmy.world 6 days ago
fuckwit_mcbumcrumble@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 days ago
Yeah IoT devices don’t need bandwith, they need range (at low powers) and those lower frequencies get them that. 6ghz wifi has pretty small range and is awful for IoT stuff.
Septimaeus@infosec.pub 5 days ago
Right, I figured they meant in order to make room. There’s too much cluttering 2.4 — zigbee, zwave, bluetooth, IO peripherals, microwave ovens, cordless handsets, walkies, and more. WRT general WiFi traffic, in dense residential settings 2.4 is often only used for initial client device handshake.