Goodbye to 11ac Wave 1, start embracing 11ac Wave 2 Technology in Wireless Access Points

There is everlasting demand for better user experience and better bandwidth in wireless. Recently Wave2 standards have emerged and vendors are coming up with cutting edge Wave 2 technology. But, what does Wave2 mean?

The primary feature that defines Wave2 technology is MU-MIMO (Multi User – Multi Input Multi Output). MU-MIMO enables wireless networks to be super-efficient by concurrently serving a number of clients, including phones, tables, laptops, etc.

The older technology, which is SU-MIMO (Single User MIMO), the AP’s can use multiple spatial streams to send data to clients that can receive the streams. Devices like Phones, support single stream only, hence can’t take advantage of this capability

With the Wave2 Technology MU-MIMO, we will be able to use all the spatial streams. Access Point will be able to simultaneously use individual spatial streams to different clients like phones, laptops, tablets, etc. This feature will help improve wireless end user experience dramatically, when large number of devices are connected to Access Point.

The recent innovation of MU-MIMO will really help complement the SU-MIMO. Access Points can now choose the either option to transmit data, either by sending concurrently to multiple devices or by sending sequentially to individual device as efficiently as possible. The new generation of client devices experience will greatly benefit with MU-MIMO capability of Wave 2 Access Points. This innovation is yet another leaf in the chapter to providing near wired experience over next generation wireless networks.