Time to Get Ahead of the Wi-Fi 6 Upgrade Curve
Sometimes technical innovations strike like lightning. In a flash, shiny new tech arrives and is instantly put in the hands of millions of people. Other times, innovations seem like the ocean tide. You can see the slow change coming as the waters incrementally rise, but you’re never quite sure at what point high tide arrives and you’re ready to jump in to ride the next wave.
Each generation of Wi-Fi arrives like the tide, slowly building up, not arriving all at once, but unstoppable nevertheless. Cisco has been preparing for Wi-Fi 6 for some time now. The standard is finalized. 802.11ax (aka Wi-Fi 6) certification of radios, access points, and controllers is underway. Manufacturers are busy incorporating Wi-Fi 6 chipsets into their new products.
In previous Cisco blog posts, I’ve discussed in detail the inner workings of Wi-Fi 6 and the capabilities of our new Catalyst APs and Wireless Controllers that go beyond the Wi-Fi 6 Standard with granular management features. In my latest post we double-click on the business opportunities that await the spread of Wi-Fi 6 and why now is the time to start the next upgrade cycle based on:
- Wi-Fi 6 Devices are Already Populating Enterprise Carpeted Spaces Today
- Collaboration Applications Benefit from Lower Latency, Guaranteed Throughput of Wi-Fi 6
- Customer Experience Depends on Quality of Wireless Service
- Smart Buildings and Connected IoT Will Flourish with Wi-Fi 6