Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-FiMax Speed
6.90 Gbps
Max Resolution
—
Power Delivery
—
Released
2013
5 GHz-only Wi-Fi with up to 6.9 Gbps (Wave 2, 160 MHz). Introduced MU-MIMO for serving multiple devices simultaneously. Still the most common Wi-Fi standard in active use.
Bandwidth
6.90 Gbps
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Capabilities
Data
✓
Video
✗
Audio
✗
Power
✗
Ethernet
✗
Future-Proof Analysis
Mature and widely deployed. Wi-Fi 6/6E offer better congestion handling but 5 works fine for most homes.