Meet the 6th 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
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.
4x More Capacity for More Devices
Ideal for Crowded Networks
Wi-Fi 6 uses 8x8 uplink/downlink, MU-MIMO, OFDMA, and BSS Colour 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 | |
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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 |
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.
802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5) | 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6) | |
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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 |
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.
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.
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WaitingClient 2WaitingData Transmitted
802.11ac | without OFDMA
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Client 1Client 2Client 3Data 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 Neighbour
With Wi-Fi 6’s BSS Colour
Interference from your neighbours' wireless networks can cause issues with your wireless signal. BSS (Base Service Station) Colour, marks frames from neighbouring networks so that your router can ignore them. If you’ve ever lived in an apartment or close to your neighbours, this means that your router just became that much more efficient – no extra work required.
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
Deco
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Deco X50-Outdoor
AX3000 Outdoor / Indoor Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Unit
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Deco X50
AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System
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Deco X60
AX5400 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
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Deco X50-PoE
AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System with PoE
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Deco PX50
AX3000 + G1500 Whole Home Powerline Mesh WiFi 6 System
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Deco X50-4G
4G+ AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Gateway (Availability based on region)
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Deco X20
AX1800 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
WiFi Router
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Archer Air R5
AX3000 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Air Router
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Archer AX12
AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router
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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 AXE75
AXE5400 Tri-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6E Router
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Archer AX23
AX1800 Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Archer AX72
AX5400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Archer AX53
AX3000 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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TL-WR1502X
AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Travel Router
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Archer AX1500
AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Archer AX18
AX1500 Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Archer AX73
AX5400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
Range Extenders
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RE700X
AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender
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RE600X
AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 Range Extender
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RE605X
AX1800 Wi-Fi Range Extender
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RE505X
AX1500 Wi-Fi Range Extender
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RE500X
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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RE815XE
AXE5400 Mesh Wi-Fi 6E Range Extender
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RE705X
AX3000 Mesh WiFi 6 Extender
Ceiling Mount
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EAP660 HD
AX3600 Wireless Dual Band Multi-Gigabit Ceiling Mount Access Point
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EAP690E HD
AXE11000 Ceiling Mount Quad-Band WiFi 6E Access Point
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EAP620 HD
AX1800 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP670
AX5400 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP673
AX5400 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP610
AX1800 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP653
AX3000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP650
AX3000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP653 UR
AX3000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
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EAP683 UR
AX6000 Ceiling Mount WiFi 6 Access Point
WiFi
Wall Plate
Outdoor
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