Intel takes advantage of CES 2018 to announce that this year it will begin to distribute the first chips compatible with the new 802.11ax WiFi standard, although it will not be until 2019, when the first routers with this standard arrive.

A while ago we echoed the arrival of the WPA3 protocol for routers, which would improve their security and also the privacy of public and open networks. During CES 2018, Intel announced the arrival of a new WiFi network connection standard, specifically the 802.11ax WiFi standard. The company this year will begin to distribute chips with this new standard, which will be faster, but whose main purpose is that in points where there is a lot of concentration of devices, such as in public networks, there is no saturation for the router.

WiFi 802.11ax, offers a new leap to homes where there are a large number of connected devices, something increasingly normal, since it is common in a home for everyone to have a smartphone, a tablet, laptop, SmartTV or desktop computers, among others. Intel has said that it will start distributing the chips with this standard this year, but the mass adoption of these will not arrive until 2019, when a mass adoption of this new protocol is expected.

The reason why it takes so long to launch to the market is that before launching a new WiFi protocol, it must be certified, to avoid compatibility problems between protocols or between products that carry the same system, so many manufacturers wait for them to test ends, although they could launch products earlier, at your risk. Once it is certified, it will still take at least two months until the first product reaches the market. Then, not only compatible routers will begin to arrive, but also the first devices compatible with this new 802.11ax WiFi protocol, so it will not be until well into 2019, when we see the arrival of products with this standard on the market.

Source: TheVerge