We all talk about Wi-Fi on a daily basis. in a very general wayregardless of standards. This is something completely normal and completely understandable, because at the end of the day, most people are not clear about what Wi-Fi 5 is or what differences it presents compared to Wi-Fi 6.

However, the most advanced users know the differences and the value that each of these standards offers, so they have a clearer idea of ​​whether they really need to make the leap. The truth is that the process of switching to Wi-Fi 6 is much slower than expectedand this has an explanation, Wi-Fi 5 continues to offer excellent performance and is able to satisfy the needs of most users.

In order to take advantage of all the benefits that Wi-Fi 6 offers, we need a very fast Internet connection, which not everyone actually has, according to a study by Speedtest Global Index. the average connection speed in Spain is 73 Mbpswhich is a number that is even below the 100 Mbps value that is generally considered to be the “optimal minimum”.

If we have an internet connection speed of 100 Mbps or less, in the end the difference between using Wi-Fi 5 and Wi-Fi 6 will be quite small and can be minimal if we don’t have several devices. connected at the same time. Ultimately, the Wi-Fi 5 standard still offers excellent value.and is more than enough to cover the needs of most users, as we said earlier.

Putting it all together and considering that a full jump to the Wi-Fi 6 standard is necessary make a significant investmentit’s easy to see why many users haven’t even thought of it yet.

On the other hand, it is also important to remember that the Wi-Fi 5 standard has a number of technologies that will ultimately help us significantly improve the performance and experience of using our wireless network, such as beamforming, which amplifies the signal and directs it towards each device, improving range. Another technology to highlight is Wi-Fi Mesh Steering, which is activated when we create a mesh network and works by intelligently alternating between different access points and available bands.

Rest assured that if you are still “stuck” in Wi-Fi 5, you have nothing to worry about, this standard is still perfectly capable, it can achieve maximum speed of 1300 Mbps and it still has a long life ahead of it, in fact even Wi-Fi 4 is still sufficient in many everyday situations.

However, this does not mean that Wi-Fi 6 does not have advantages over Wi-Fi 5, we already told you in this article. The key thing to be clear about is that for most users the latter is still more than enough, and this reality is not going to change in the short to medium term.

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