Wi-Fi 6 means the End of the Buffer

Considering upgrading to Optimum WiFi 6?

WiFi 6 conquers the spinning blue wheel of death!

Admit it, we have all been there, you’re streaming a movie, playing an online game, on a video call with work, and you get that annoying little spinning blue circle, the dreaded buffering signal that means your Internet connection is too slow to handle all the devices accessing your WiFi router at once.

Combating the buffer requires a Wi-Fi router that is capable of handling numerous devices at once. The blue wheel of death happens because your Internet is overloaded. When there’s a large number of devices communicating with a router at any one time, it can slow down your connection speed to the Internet.

While Wi-Fi 7 is the newest WiFi generation, Wi-Fi 6 offers the speed to beat the buffer. Wi-Fi 6 can reach Internet speeds of 9.6GBs. Wi-Fi 6 allows all the devices to connect to the router without slowing down or clogging your Internet network.

WiFi 6 is also known as 802.11ax and is a newer generation of WiFi technology focusing on efficiency and performance. It is all about better and more efficient use of the existing radio frequency medium. This new technology handles devices more efficiently with a channel-sharing capability, promising true multi-user communications on both the downlink and uplink, along with a new power-saving mechanism that schedules wake-times to improve the device's battery life.

The WiFi router designed for the smart home

WiFi-connected devices are the new standard, as consumer device ownership has grown exponentially through the years from 10 devices to approximately 50 or more. With the proliferation of Smart Home devices and Internet of Things (IOT) applications, every WiFi-connected thermostat, door lock, appliance, or camera threatens to drain the router’s bandwidth.

Optimum’s Smart WiFi 6 router is designed to handle an increase in devices without negatively impacting your WiFi speeds, resulting in uninterrupted connection to your thermostat, door lock, and security cameras, while maintaining a smooth streaming experience, effective online game playing, and more for your home network.

Optimum’s Smart WiFi 6 router is a gold standard in wireless technology, delivering a supercharged wireless experience with greater coverage and increased speed when compared to the older generation WiFi 5 router.

Should you upgrade to WiFi 6?

The short answer is a resounding “yes” if your current router is more than five years old or you have more than 10 devices that use the current router to access the Internet. You may also opt for Wi-Fi 6 to take advantage of these key benefits:

• Better Security: WiFi 6 routers have built-in support for WPA3, the latest wireless encryption standard. This makes it harder for hackers to access your private data.
• Extended Battery Life: WiFi 6 uses Target Wake Time (TWT), allowing your devices to determine when they will ‘wake up’ and begin sending/receiving data. This will extend the battery life of smartphones, tablets, and smart-home devices such as thermostats, security cameras, video doorbells, and more.
• Network Congestion Relief: A WiFi 6 router attempts to relieve network congestion, provide greater device capacity, and reduce device battery consumption. This is accomplished using OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) modulation, which allows up to 30 devices to share a channel to improve efficiency, boost overall capacity, and reduce latency.
• WiFi 6 supported devices: After routers were upgraded to WiFi 6, smartphones became one of the first devices to support the technology.

The newest smartphones (and several older models) support WiFi 6. Dell, Asus, HP, Lenovo, and other companies offer laptops compatible with WiFi6. . Smart Home devices (thermostat, security camera, video doorbells, etc.) also offer WiFi 6 compatibility.

Optimum’s Smart WiFi 6 is built to a greater network capacity, allowing you to pass data to your home devices quickly and efficiently. Additionally, the faster speeds for all your devices will provide less lag time and latency, allowing you to stream your videos, have a video call and provide a better online gaming experience without suffering the dreaded spinning blue circle of death.

Are you ready to upgrade your Wi-Fi and get the fastest Internet speed?