Meet the 6^th Generation of WiFi

Wi-Fi 6 is designed to improve speed, increase efficiency and reduce congestion in heavy bandwidth usage scenarios

What is Wi-Fi 6? (as known as AX WiFi)

Wi-Fi 6 is the next generation standard in WiFi technology. Wi-Fi 6 also known as “AX WiFi" or "802.11ax WiFi” builds and improves on the current 802.11ac WiFi standard. Wi-Fi 6 was originally built in response to the growing number of devices in the world. If you own a VR device, multiple smart home devices, or simply have a large number of devices in your household, then a Wi-Fi 6 router might just be the best WiFi router for you. In this guide, we’ll go over Wi-Fi 6 routers and break down how they’re faster, increase efficiency, and are better at transferring data than previous generations.

Explosively Fast WiFi up to 9.6 Gbps

Ultra-Smooth Streaming

802.11ax 1024-QAM 4× Longer Symbol 160 MHz Channel 9.6 Gbps

802.11ac 256-QAM 6.9 Gbps

Wi-Fi 6 uses both 1024-QAM to provide a signal packed with more data (giving you more efficiency) and a 160 MHz Channel to provide a wider channel to make your WiFi faster. Experience stutter-free VR or enjoy stunningly vivid 4K and even 8K streaming.

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4x More Capacity for More Devices

Ideal for Crowded Networks

802.11ax 8x8 DL/UL MU-MIMO OFDMA BSS Color 4X

802.11ac MU-MIMO

Wi-Fi 6 uses 8x8 uplink/downlink, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, and BSS Color to provide up to 4x larger capacity and to handle more devices. Come home to a virtually flawless smart home experience or throw house parties with a network built to handle all your guests and their devices.

PHY	Number of data subcarriers	Coding rate	Bits/symbol	Time per OFDM symbol (0.4μs GI)		1SS	4SS	8SS
802.11ac	234 (80 MHz)	× 5/6	× log2(256)	÷ 3.6 µs	=	433.3 Mbps	1.74 Gbps	NA
802.11ax	1960 (160 MHz)	× 5/6	× log2(1024)	÷ 13.6 µs	=	1.2 Gbps	4.8 Gbps	9.6 Gbps

Blistering Speed

Improved Efficiency

Pack More Data
with 1024-QAM

25% faster than 256-QAM

With 1024-QAM, each symbol carries 10 bits rather than 8 bits, improving raw speeds by 25% compared to 802.11ac 256-QAM. Watch Netflix at home or live stream Twitch Broadcasts from your home computer – with 1024-QAM, streaming just got that much better.

bits/symbol

speed improvement

Frequency f

11ac: 256 Subcarriers in 3.6 μs (0.4 μs GI)

11ax: 1024 Subcarriers in 13.6 μs (0.8 μs GI)

	802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)	802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)
Number of Data Subcarriers	234	980
Symbol Duration(μs)	3.6 (3.2 symbol + 0.4 GI)	13.6 (12.8 symbol + 0.8 GI)
Valid Data Subcarriers Rate	65	72.05882
Improvement		1.108597

* One Symbol, 80 MHz Channel

More Speed and

Greater Stability

4x Longer OFDM Symbol

OFDM is a symbol that transmits data. It divides its data among smaller sub carriers for more stability and wider coverage. AX WiFi uses a 4x longer OFDM symbol to create 4x more sub carriers. Because of this, Wi-Fi 6’s longer OFDM symbol provides increased coverage and makes it 11% faster. Enjoy rock solid coverage from your garage to the second story and get ultra-fast connections for all your smart home, mobile, gaming and desktop devices in between.

More Bandwidth on a Wider Channel

160 MHz Channel Width

Wi-Fi 6 expands the WiFi band from 80 MHz to 160 MHz, doubling the channel width and creating a faster connection from your router to the device. With Wi-Fi 6, you can enjoy 8K movies, large file downloads and uploads, and responsive smart home devices – all without buffering.

160 MHz

80 MHz

Increased Efficiency with OFDMA

Make Latency A Thing of The Past

The Wi-Fi 6 standard uses OFDMA for increased efficiency. Imagine your WiFi connection as a series of delivery trucks delivering data packets to your devices. With 802.11ac WiFi, each delivery truck or “packet” could only deliver one parcel to one device at a time. But with OFDMA, each truck can deliver multiple parcels to multiple devices simultaneously. This vast improvement in efficiency works for both uploads and downloads.

Figure below shows the working scenario of only one antenna.

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Client 2

Waiting

Data Transmitted

802.11ac | without OFDMA
Client 1

Client 2

Client 3

Data Transmitted

802.11ax | OFDMA

Connect to

More Devices Simultaneously

With 8 x 8 MU-MIMO

With traditional MU-MIMO, multiple users can access the router simultaneously without any noticeable decreases in bandwidth quality– up to a point. However, with 8 x 8 MU-MIMO, more than 8 streams are available for users to choose from. And whereas 802.11ac MU-MIMO only works for downloads, 8 x 8 MU-MIMO works with both uploads and downloads. This means that whether you’re streaming, downloading, torrenting, playing VR/AR, MMO’s or RPG’s; with Wi-Fi 6’s 8 streams, there’s more than enough bandwidth for everyone.

Minimize WiFi Conflicts with Your Neighbor

With Wi-Fi 6’s BSS Color

Interference from your neighbors' wireless networks can cause issues with your wireless signal. BSS (Base Service Station) Color, marks frames from neighboring networks so that your router can ignore them. If you’ve ever lived in an apartment or close to your neighbors, this means that your router just became that much more efficient – no extra work required.

Signal interference

Client

Without BSS Color

Less signal interference

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BSS Color Working...

Transmitting

Sleep State

Waiting

Transmitting

Reduce Power Consumption

With Target Wake Time

Target Wake Time (TWT) allows devices to negotiate when and how often they will wake up to send or receive data, increasing device sleep time and substantially improving battery life for mobile and IoT devices.

TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 Products

Range Extenders

RE715X

AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender

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RE705X

AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender

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RE700X

AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender

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RE605X

AX1800 Wi-Fi Range Extender

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RE600X

AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Range Extender

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RE815XE

AXE5400 Mesh Wi-Fi 6E Range Extender
RE505X

AX1500 Wi-Fi Range Extender

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Archer Air E5

AX3000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Air Range Extender

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All Deco

Deco X95

AX7800 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System

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Deco X80

AX6000 Dual-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System
Deco X50-5G

5G AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Gateway (Availability based on regions)
Deco X80-5G

5G Whole Home Wi-Fi 6 Gateway (Availability based on regions)

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Deco X73-DSL

AX5400 VDSL Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System

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Deco X50-PoE

AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System with PoE
Deco X10-4G

4G+ AX1500 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Gateway (Availability based on region)
Deco X50-Outdoor

AX3000 Outdoor / Indoor Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Unit

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Deco X50-4G

4G+ AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Gateway (Availability based on region)
Deco X60

AX5400 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 Unit
Deco X90

AX6600 Tri-Band Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

End of Life
Deco X68

AX3600 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System

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Deco X55

AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System

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Deco X50

AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System

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Deco X20

AX1800 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
Deco Voice X20

AX1800 Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System with Alexa Built-In

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Deco X20-DSL

AX1800 VDSL Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Router

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Deco X20-4G

4G+ AX1800 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Gateway (Availability based on region)

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Deco PX50

AX3000 + G1500 Whole Home Powerline Mesh WiFi 6 System

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All Wi-Fi Routers

Archer AXE300

AXE16000 Quad-Band 16-Stream Wi-Fi 6E Router with Two 10G Ports

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Archer AXE75

AXE5400 Tri-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6E Router

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TL-WR1502X

AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Travel Router

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Archer Air R5

AX3000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Air Router

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Archer AX11000

AX11000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router

End of Life
Archer GX90

AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router

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Archer AX90

AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX73

AX5400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
Archer AX72

AX5400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX55

AX3000 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX53

AX3000 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
Archer AX50

AX3000 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX23

AX1800 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX20

AX1800 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX10

AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router

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Archer AX95

AX7800 Tri-Band 8-Stream Wi-Fi 6 Router

End of Life
Archer AX6000

AX6000 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
Archer AX72 Pro

AX5400 Multi-Gigabit WiFi 6 Router

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Archer AX55 Pro

AX3000 Multi-Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router with 2.5G Port

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Archer AX12

AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router

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