Asus brings potentially faster wireless connectivity to desktop PCs with the PCE-AX3000, a PCIe 3.0 x1 expansion card with Wifi 6 capability, allowing for data transfer rates of up to 2.4GBps.

The card is an adapter carrying an M.2-2230 Wifi 6 card. It supports all features of the Wifi 6 specification, including 2.4 and 5GHz bands, 80 and 160MHz channels, MU-MIMO, OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) and WPA3. It also supports Bluetooth 5.0 for connectivity with all manner of mobile devices and peripherals

The Wifi Alliance kicks off the Wifi Certified 6 program-- the certification program verifying the interoperability of IEEE 802.11ax devices, ensuring they work well together while pushing the performance and security capabilities of the standard.

In case one needs a refresher, Wifi 6 (aka 802.11ax) promises to allow many more devices to use the same wifi channels and frequencies within the same area, without causing as much congestion and lag as Wifi 5 (aka 802.11ac) or Wifi 4 (802.11n). The standard also mandates support for the WPA3 encryption and authentication protocol, allowing for more robust security over WPA2 through the use of Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE).

Netgear announces the Orbi Wifi 6 Mesh System (model RBK850) at IFA 2019-- a solution bringing a "new standard for wireless networks" designed to handle the bandwidth demands of the modern home.

According to the Company, the Orbi Wifi 6 mesh system has the capacity to support the traffic generated by the many connected devices in the home, including those running high-bandwidth applications such as 4K UHD video streaming. Using Wifi 6, it promises x4 the network capacity of previous products using Wifi 5 (aka 802.11ac), while using the same 4x4 backhaul as the previous Orbi mesh networking product, the RBK50.

The wireless backhaul of the latest system totals 2.4Gbps (4x4:4/80MHz 802.11ax). Clients get 4x4:4 streams from satellite or router, with one set of spatial streams dedicated to 2.4GHz/1.2Gbps connectivity and the other to 5GHz/2.4Gbps. It also supports a wired backhaul, if with the dedicated wireless backhaul spatial streams disabled.

Qualcomm celebrates a "Wifi 6 Day" with the launch of four platforms handling the wireless standard, together with an "end-to-end vision and differentiated technology approach that is designed to help expand the global impact of Wifi 6."

“Qualcomm Technologies has been at the leading edge of wireless innovation for decades, by virtue of our focused investment in research and development across various industries,” the company continues. “Today’s event and announcements represent a critical milestone in unlocking the massive potential of Wi-Fi 6 across every product segment we touch, and blazes a path toward the fullest implementation of Wifi 6 technology.”