www.eetimes.eu, Nov. 30, 2020 –
1. General introduction
Legacy cellular generations are all about mobile user connectivity – voice connectivity for 2G and data connectivity for 3G and 4G. 5G disrupts this trend by connecting users to a new world of mobile and nomad smart connected things creating new user experiences fueled by unprecedented mobile network capacity with on-demand data throughputs at record low latencies.
Rolled out in parallel to 5G, Wi-Fi 6(E) is one of the most popular choices for high capacity multi-user indoor networks – home, enterprise and public venues such as convention centers and others. It is easy to maintain and scale up and, more importantly, easy to use. Wi-Fi 6(E) is backwards compatible which means that previous Wi-Fi generations installed Access Points (AP) can still be leveraged.
5G and Wi-Fi 6(E) have been conceived with complementary use scenarios in mind and to work together for a complete integration of mobile users and all smart mobile, nomad and fixed connected things surrounding them.