Wireless standards tend to get proposed, drafted, and finally accepted at what seems like a glacial pace. It's been roughly 17 years since we began to see the first 802.11b wireless routers and ...

Does your Wi-Fi feel slow, even though your primary Internet connection is fast? 802.11ax is here to save the day. The newest upgrade to Wi-Fi focuses on capacity as much as speed, solving the problem ...

The industry is on the cusp of a new wireless protocol. It’s been almost 10 years since 802.11ac was proposed, and five years since final ratification. 802.11ac has been built upon to deliver speeds ...

The next big new thing in Wi-Fi networks will boast groundbreaking technology, but it might not arrive for a couple years yet. Here’s the lowdown on 802.11ax, for now: Q: 802.11ax – what is it? Well, ...

The two chips, one for routers and the other for clients, are slated to deliver Wi-Fi faster with dramatically better coverage. Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000 ...

Jacob Kastrenakes is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. Intel announced this week that it’ll have chips ready within the year for the ...

There’s a new version of Wifi coming, and this one has an easier-to-remember name. “Wi-Fi 6” ditches the confusing classifications of yesteryear, a standard that would have otherwise been known as ...

The 802.11ac Wi-Fi standard has been around for a few years now, long enough that it has found its way into all but the very cheapest phones and laptops. It’s going to be the mainstream standard for ...

Qualcomm is on quite the technological roll, with a big show of Gigabit LTE in Sydney, Australia barely over a week ago - and now, the company has unveiled new Wi-Fi chips that will usher in the ...

D-Link today announced two home networking devices based on the IEEE 802.11ax standard at CES Monday: the AX6000 and the AX1100 Ultra Wi-Fi routers. And here you thought 802.11ac was the latest and ...

Today, Intel announced it will be expanding its portfolio of Wi-Fi chips with 802.11AX chipsets for 2x2 and 4x4 home routers, and gateways for cable, DSL, fiber, and other consumer retail devices.