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So wireless ac is roughly 3x as fast as wireless n? No. It is vastly quicker than the 450Mbit per second (0.45Gbps) headline speeds quoted on the highest performing 802.11n routers. This translates to 166 megabytes per second (MBps) or 1331 megabits per second (Mbps). With any new wireless technology speed is always the headline-grabbing feature but, as with every wireless standard to date, the figures tossed around can be highly misleading.ġ.3 gigabits per second (Gbps) is the speed most commonly cited as the 802.11ac standard. That said you will need both an 802.11ac router and an 802.11ac device to enjoy the standard’s biggest benefits. Similarly you can upgrade to an 802.11ac router and it will work happily with all your existing devices. This means you can buy an 802.11ac-equipped device and it will work just fine with your existing router. The first thing to get out of the way is – like past Wi-Fi standards – 802.11ac is backwards compatible with 802.11b, g and n.
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As this standard is built into routers, laptops, tablets, smartphones, televisions and much more we look at what enhancements it will bring over its predecessor, 802.11n, and whether it is worth getting excited about. Last week governing body the Wi-Fi Alliance certified the ‘802.11ac’ standard, paving the way for the mass roll-out of ‘wireless ac’ devices. What’s the difference between 802.11ac and 802.11n? We explain the ins and outs of new-gen and last-gen Wi-Fi standardsī, g, n, ac… wireless standards haven’t had the most logical of alphabetical progressions, but it has just had the most important.