• Taldan@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    IEEE rebranded 802.11ax as wifi 6 because… Marketing

    Minor correction: The standard is IEEE, but it was developed by the WiFi Alliance (who make their money by certifying devices as meeting the WiFi 6 standard). It’s a pretty fair marketing strategy though. Normal users aren’t going to notice 802.11ac vs 802.11ax