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4G/5G Wireless cellular broadband standards for multiaccess networks carrying both data and voice communications.
802.11 Original IEEE wireless standard supporting speeds of up to 2 Mbps.
802.11a Older IEEE wireless standard that supports speeds of up to 54 Mbps over the 5 GHz frequency range in a small coverage area. However, it is less effective at penetrating building structures and is not interoperable with the 802.11b and 802.11g standards.
802.11ac Modern IEEE wireless standard that supports speeds of up to 1.3 Gbps over the 5 GHz frequency range using MIMO technology. It is backward compatible with 802.11a/n devices.
802.11ax Modern IEEE wireless standard that operates over the 5 GHz frequency range. It is also known ...
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