Technology keeps bringing new phones and computers with better features. But do we really need all these upgrades? If your current device works fine for your daily tasks, you don’t need a new one. You can also improve old devices with small add-ons. If you share this perspective and you want a better Wi-Fi speed on your computer, Netgear offers the AXE3000 USB Wi-Fi adapter. It’s easy to use and makes Wi-Fi faster on laptops without the newest Wi-Fi technology. Here are the details…

Netgear USB Adapter Boosts Wi-Fi Speeds with WiFi 6E

Netgear has launched the AXE3000 USB Wi-Fi adapter, a first-of-its-kind USB 3.0 adapter with WiFi 6E technology. This easy-to-use upgrade provides a significant increase in Wi-Fi speeds for PC and laptops lacking the latest Wi-Fi features. The main advantage of the AXE3000 is its ability to access the new 6GHz band, designed specifically for WiFi 6E enabled devices.

The Netgear AXE3000 boasts impressive speeds of up to 1.2Gbps, but these maximum speeds require the latest wireless routers and Windows 11 to connect to the 6GHz frequency band. Even with less advanced hardware, the AXE3000 is expected to provide faster Wi-Fi speeds than most laptops currently offer. The adapter works on 2.4GHz, 5GHz, and 6GHz bands for maximum compatibility and automatically selects the best band for optimal performance.

Netgear claims connection speeds of up to 600Mbps on the 2.4GHz band, 1.2Gbps on 5GHz, and 1.2Gbps on 6GHz. In addition to improved speed, the adapter also supports the latest WPA3 security and is backward compatible with older Wi-Fi standards. This ensures users can connect to networks with outdated routers, such as those found in coffee shops.

The Nighthawk AXE3000 WiFi 6E USB 3.0 Adapter (A8000) is now available for a recommended price of $112.

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While the Apple iPhone 15 series launch is still months away, there have already been numerous rumors and reports regarding the upcoming smartphones. Now, the latest one reveal another new specification of the 2023 iPhone. So let’s have a look.

According to a research note by analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O’Malley, the iPhone 15 models will feature Wi-Fi 6E connectivity. But unfortunately, it is unclear if the entire lineup will feature the latest networking standard or if it would be restricted to just the higher end Pro variants. As of right now, the Cupertino based giant offers Wi-Fi 6E standards on its latest iPad Pro models, along with the MacBook Pro and Mac mini PCs as well.

On the other hand, the current gen iPhone 14 series only feature the older Wi-Fi 6 standard. For those unaware, this standard works on the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands while the Wi-Fi 6E also works over the 6GHz band as well. This allows for faster wireless speeds, lower latency, and less signal interference as well. In other words, it offers various improvements over its predecessor. Although, to avail the benefits Wi-Fi 6E offers, one would also need to connect it with a router that supports the latest standards.

This includes routers from known brands like ASUS, TP-Link, and Netgear. Interestingly, the Wi-Fi 6E standard was also previously rumored to make an appearance on the iPhone 13 and even the iPhone 14 series as well. However, since we know that this didn’t happen, there is a better change for the next gen iPhone 15 to feature this wireless connectivity technology. But keep in mind that this is still just an unconfirmed report so take this news with a pinch of salt for now.

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Apple has been working on new MacBook Pro models for some time now, and it appears that the Cupertino-based technology giant is now finally all set to launch the new laptops.

Ahead of the official launch, the upcoming Apple MacBook Pro model has been spotted on Canada’s regulatory database, indicating that the launch of the device isn’t too far.

The regulatory database listing reveals that the MacBook Pro laptop will come packed with Wi-Fi 6E support. The current MacBook Pro models come with support for Wi-Fi 6 standard, which is limited to 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands.

The certificate number for the device with Apple MacBook Pro branding is 579C-A2779. Apart from the upgraded support for the wireless network, the devices are also expected to have a few changes compared to the current generation models, including more ports, a notch on top of the screen, and more.

Rumors indicate that the Apple MacBook Pro could come in two sizes — 14-inch and 16-inch, powered by the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips. It is also being said that the devices could launch later today through a press release shared by the company. Given that the laptop has appeared in the regulatory database, the launch is happing very soon, which is in line with the rumors of the device launching today.

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While the current standard in the industry is Wi-Fi 6E, it seems that companies are working on future generations that will offer even faster speeds. Now, MediaTek is gearing up to showcase its Wi-Fi 7 network during the CES 2022 event.

The upcoming next gen standard of Wi-Fi would arrive with various improvements over the last generation, with James Chen, MediaTek’s Associate VP of Product Marketing, stating that the Wi-Fi 7 would be 2.4 times faster than Wi-Fi 6 and 6E standards that are currently available. Apart from just an increase in speeds, the new standard is also claimed to offer much lower latency. This would be especially useful in fields like gaming, with fast paced multiplayer titles requiring milliseconds to be as low as possible.

Furthermore, Chen added that Wi-Fi 7 would “play nice” with your neighbor’s Wi-Fi 7 network as well. To put things simply, it would use new technology to reduce interference from signals outside of your home. Chen did note that while the Taiwanese chipmaking giant will demo the new technology at CES 2022, it is still “very early in the Wi-Fi 7 standardization process.” The official refrained from offering any finer details, although, he did say that we might see a Q2 2022 launch. In other words, we can expect an official release sometime in 2023.

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Apple will be launching its next-generation smartphone — the iPhone 13 lineup later this year, most likely sticking to its usual launch cycle of unveiling new phones in the month of September. Ahead of the official announcement, details about the upcoming iPhones have started surfacing online.

As per the latest report coming from DigiTimes, the upcoming iPhone 13 is expected to come with improved Wi-Fi 6E support which is an extended version of the Wi-Fi 6 framework with the additional benefit of a 6GHz band.

The Cupertino-based tech giant upgraded from Wi-Fi 5 to Wi-Fi 6 with the iPhone 11 lineup in 2019, which offers significantly improved speeds and security. However, the Wi-Fi 6E brings minimal changes compared to Wi-Fi 6, except for an added 6GHz band. But it should result in increased bandwidth and less interference for devices.

The report also talks about the upcoming smartphone lineup from Apple adopting LiDAR sensor for the camera module across the lineup. Currently, the iPhone 12 series have a LiDAR sensor but only for the high-end Pro and Pro Max models.

While the company has not revealed anything about the iPhone 13 series, it is speculated that the devices will come with more advanced displays, improved cameras, and a smaller notch compared to the current model. We expect to know more about the phones in the coming weeks and months as the launch date nears.

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Samsung and MediaTek have announced the world’s first 8K QLED TV, which supports Wi-Fi 6E standards, earlier this week. The flagship 8K QLED Y21 from Samsung sports MediaTek’s latest MT7921AU chip.

As per an official announcement, the South Korean tech giant’s latest premium end flagship TV will support the fastest connectivity capabilities through Wi-Fi 6E. Notably, this also arrives a year after both firms announced the world’s first Wi-Fi 6 enabled 8K TV back in 2020. Now, the chip maker and the consumer electronics manufacturer have teamed up again to push the smart TV market even further, with the latest connectivity feature and 8K imaging.

The MediaTek MT7921AU supports Wi-Fi 6E along with Bluetooth 5.2 from a single integrated platform. This enables the new smart TV to be capable of networking speeds of up to 1.2Gbps, allowing customers to allow a smooth streaming and gaming experience. For those unaware, the Wi-Fi 6E standard was developed to make use of uncongested bandwidth in the 6GHz spectrum and even offers multiple advantages over the previous Wi-Fi generations.

This includes a “faster multi-gigabit data throughput, lower latencies, and the latest security and connection reliability features.” Jerry Yu, MediaTek Corporate Senior Vice President and General Manager of the Intelligent Devices Business Group stated that “Consumers depend on fast, reliable connectivity, whether they are using their TV for streaming, gaming or following along with workouts. Our collaboration with Samsung has been instrumental in bringing consumers the latest smart TV technology to support these uses and beyond.”

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Apple recently launched the iPhone 12 series smartphones, making them the first devices from the company to come with support for 5G connectivity. Now, reports about its successor are surfacing online.

If the latest report coming from MacRumors is to be believed, then the upcoming iPhone 13 series models are expected to come with support for Wi-Fi 6E technology. Semiconductor maker Skyworks could be the supplier for the power amplifier.

Apart from that, the report also goes on to add that Broadcomm also stands to benefit from Samsung and Apple adopting Wi-Fi 6E technology. For those who are unaware, the recently launched Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra comes with Wi-Fi 6E support, and that technology is based on Broadcom chip.

Coming to the Wi-Fi 6E technology, it is similar to Wi-Fi 6 in terms of features, including higher performance, lower latency, and faster data rates. However, the technology utilizes the 6GHz band, provides a lot more airspace beyond the existing 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wi-Fi.

Recently, FCC adopted new rules that make the 1200MHz spectrum in a 6GHz band available for unlicensed use in the United States. This paves a way for rolling on devices with support for Wi-Fi 6E connectivity in the US.

As for the Apple iPhone 13 series smartphones, the devices are expected to get launched in September this year. As it’s still several months away, we expect to know more about the phones in the coming months.

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Broadcom is the supplier of the Wi-Fi 6E chips that is used by Samsung for its high end Galaxy S21 Ultra. The known chipmaker supplies the BCM4389 chips for the premium grade flagship handset.

For those unaware, the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra is the first ever smartphones to support Wi-Fi 6E. As per TheElec report, Wi-Fi 6E adds a 6GHz spectrum to the existing Wi-Fi 6 standards (802.11ax), which allows the former to offer speeds that are up to twice as fast. In other words, Wi-Fi 6E can offer speeds reaching up to 2.4Gbps, which is double that of the 1.2Gbps speeds offered by Wi-Fi 6.

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Furthermore, the Broadcom BCM4389 also combines Wi-Fi 6E with Bluetooth 5.0 architecture as well. The new chip also arrives with up to 1.2Ghz of new Wi-Fi spectrum that can be allocated in the 6GHz band that can support up to seven 160MHz channels, as officially stated by Broadcom. In simpler terms, this translates to faster speeds, which enables improved experience during remote working scenarios, or even online education, remote healthcare, and even during gaming.

Previously, Broadcom had stated that it had supplied the South Korean tech giant with Wi-Fi chips for the Galaxy S10, which was the world’s first smartphone to support Wi-Fi 6 back then. Since then, the company has supplied Wi-Fi 6 chips to over 500 million devices, according to the company. With Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 888 SoC also supporting Wi-Fi 6E, the company can now offer its new chips to other manufacturers as well.

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Qualcomm has announced a flagship portfolio of mobile connectivity systems — Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 and 6700. The new offerings come with support for the latest wireless communications standards and the company says that they are built from scratch.

Both, the Qualcomm FastConnect 6900 and Qualcomm FastConnect 6700  supports Wi-Fi 6 which is the fastest available Wi-Fi speeds in the industry (up to 3.6 Gbps), along with VR-class low latency and Bluetooth advancements for immersive audio experiences.

With the Wi-Fi 6E-enabled chipset, devices will be able to use the 6GHz frequency when other frequencies are being used by other devices. Now combine that with Bluetooth 5.2 and you get lower latency on peripherals, as close to a wired connection as possible.

Notably, FastConnect 6900 offers the fastest available Wi-Fi 6 speed, up to 3.6 Gbps while the FastConnect 6700 offers peak speeds of 3 Gbps. This is because 6900 has an extra boost of performance through additional implementation of 4-stream Dual Band Simultaneous (DBS) with multi-band (including 6GHz) capabilities.

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The Bluetooth 5.2 implementation includes a second Bluetooth antenna with intelligent switching capabilities to overcome common signal shadowing issues for unparalleled Bluetooth reliability and range.  It is engineered to be ready to address emerging LE Audio experiences such as multi-point audio sharing and broadcast audio, enabling multiple audio connections simultaneously.

Features for the next-generation Wi-Fi 6E technology offered includes the following:

• It dramatically expands Wi-Fi capacity by adding up to 1200MHz of additional spectrum, more than doubling the number of pathways currently available for sending and receiving data.
• Dual-band 160MHz supports up to seven additional non-overlapping channels in the 6GHz band, in addition to 160MHz channels available in the 5 GHz band.
• Deploys high-performance Uplink / Downlink MU-MIMO and OFDMA mobile technologies across all available bands.
• New Wi-Fi 6 Uplink MU-MIMO capability increases network capacity by more than 2.5x.

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Last month, we wrote an explainer on the latest Wi-Fi standard called Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 AX). Just like Wi-Fi 5, Wi-Fi 6 operates on two frequencies – 2.4GHz and 5GHz. However, some Wi-Fi 6 devices will be able to operate on a third spectrum (frequency) and will go by a different name.

Wi-Fi 6 + 6GHz = Wi-Fi 6E

In January of this year, the Wi-Fi Alliance announced that Wi-Fi 6 devices that can operate on the third spectrum which is 6GHz will be called Wi-Fi 6E devices to distinguish them from those that can only operate on 2.4GHz and 5GHz.

What are the advantages of the 6GHz spectrum?

With Wi-Fi 6 operating on the same frequency as older Wi-Fi standards such as Wi-Fi 4 and Wi-Fi 5, there is bound to be interference. However, with support for 6GHz which has wider channel sizes, there will be less interference and faster speeds.

The capacity of 6GHz is enormous and will be efficiently used by Wi-Fi 6 and newer versions of Wi-Fi – Wi-Fi Alliance

The press release by the Wi-Fi Alliance earlier this year said the 6GHz spectrum solves the Wi-Fi spectrum shortage problem by providing contiguous spectrum blocks for 14 additional 80MHz channels and 7 additional 160MHz channels. These additional channels are required by high-bandwidth applications that need faster data throughput such as HD-video streaming, AR, and VR.

Devices with support for Wi-Fi 6E will also be able to support more users at the same time even in very dense and congested areas thanks to the wider channels that 6GHz brings.

When will you be able to buy Wi-Fi 6E devices?

Wi-Fi 6E chipsets need to be made first. Broadcom already has one and says that the chipset will begin shipping to clients by late fall, 2020 which is in time for the holidays. Other manufacturers will most likely follow the same pattern.

Do note that you not only have to purchase a Wi-Fi 6E router, but your devices also have to support Wi-Fi 6E. So while routers may be available soon, devices such as phones and computers may take a bit more time.

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