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Wi-Fi 6 Performance Roundup: Five Routers Tested
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Wireless Reviews

Three Wi-Fi 6 Routers Under $100 Reviewed

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ASUS Mesh Roundup: Two Zens and a TriBand

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Linksys MX8500 Atlas Max 6E Wi-Fi Mesh System Reviewed

Wireless How To

How We Test Wi-Fi Mesh Systems – Revision 2

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New In The Charts: NETGEAR RAX45

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New In the Charts: ASUS RT-AX58U

How We Test Wi-Fi – Revision 11

How We Test Wireless Products - Revision 11

By

Tim Higgins

Updated: Our Revision 11 process brings multiple clients and a change to WAN-based testing.

Wireless How To
802.11ax How We Test Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 6 Wi-Fi 6E

How Much Total Throughput Can Your Wi-Fi Router Really Provide?

A Wi-Fi Router fully loaded

By

Tim Higgins

It’s harder than you think for that expensive router of yours to deliver all the throughput the big number on its box promises. We show you why.

Wireless Features
ASUS Broadcom NETGEAR Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6 WiFi

Wi-Fi 6E Preview With ASUS’ GT-AXE11000 ROG Rapture

ASUS GT-AXE11000

By

Tim Higgins

Updated: We’re taking a look at whether Wi-Fi 6E is worth waiting for, using ASUS’ first-to-market top-of-line GT-AXE11000 ROG Rapture.

Wireless Reviews
802.11ax ASUS Broadcom Wi-Fi 6E

Wi-Fi Ping Spikes: Causes and Fixes

Wi-Fi ping spike

By

Tim Higgins

Wi-Fi ping spikes aren’t always caused by a poor connection. Your router settings could be to blame.

Wireless Features
How To latency ping spikes Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6E: The Basics

Wi-Fi 6E logo

By

Tim Higgins

Updated: Here’s a quick primer on Wi-Fi 6E.

Wireless Basics
Basics Wi-Fi 6E

SmallNetBuilder Returns

Netster says hello

By

Tim Higgins

…And we’re back. But things are going to be different.

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Does OFDMA Really Work? Part 2

Does OFDMA Really Work - Part 2

By

Tim Higgins

Our test of six Wi-Fi 6 routers found no significant benefit from OFDMA.

Wireless Features
OFDMA Wi-Fi 6

Does OFDMA Really Work? Part 1

Does OFDMA Really Work - Part 1

By

Tim Higgins

We resume our quest to find OFDMA’s promised benefits, by first trying to find a good benchmark test.

Wireless Features
OFDMA Wi-Fi 6

What’s Missing From Your Wi-Fi 6 Router? OFDMA

What's Missing From Your Wi-Fi 6 Router? OFDMA

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Tim Higgins

OFDMA, a key Wi-Fi 6 feature, is still mostly absent from consumer routers and makers are not telling us.

Wireless Features
OFDMA Wi-Fi 6

Wi-Fi 6 Performance Roundup: Five Routers Tested

Wi-Fi 6 Performance Roundup: Five Routers Tested

By

Tim Higgins

We take a look at how five Wi-Fi 6 routers perform with a Wi-Fi 6 client.

Wireless Reviews
802.11ax ASUS Broadcom Intel NETGEAR Qualcomm Wi-Fi 6

Introduction To The TR-398 Wi-Fi Performance Test

Broaband Forum TR-398

By

Tim Higgins

The first Wi-Fi performance test standard will change the way we test Wi-Fi products.

Wireless Features
Broadband Forum How We Test TR-398

A New Door Opens

Closed Door, Open Door

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Tim Higgins

Advertising supported content doesn’t work, at least no longer for SmallNetBuilder. So we’re taking a different path.

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