WLAN - Connect Anywhere - Anytime

Reading email and browsing the Internet from any location is part of everyday life. Smartphones and tablets with built-in wireless-LAN (WLAN) technology are helping drive increasing data access outside and inside the home.

In addition to these conventional uses, WLAN technologies are being adopted for connecting ‘things’ such as refrigerators and air conditioners to an Internet of Things (IoT) supporting smart homes offering various new services. In the automotive world, in-vehicle equipment with built-in WLAN technologies, such as car navigation systems and infotainment systems are appearing, offering drivers and passengers excellent in-vehicle services. In addition, adoption of WLAN technologies is expected in new fields, such as smart cities, smart factories, smart farming, remote medical and healthcare services, crime prevention and security and verification testing has started already.

Against the background of these market trends, it seems likely that many more IoT devices will be connecting to the Internet using WLAN technologies. Seamless ease of connection is a key point for users of PCs, smartphones, tablets, IoT devices, etc., using WLAN technologies to connect and communicate.

Anritsu plays an important role in assuring easy connection by offering R&D, manufacturing, service, and maintenance measurement solutions to WLAN equipment vendors.

Standard

	802.11b	802.11g	802.11a	802.11n	802.11ac	802.11ax^*
Frequency	2.4 GHz	2.4 GHz	5 GHz	2.4 and 5 GHz	5 GHz	2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz
Bandwidth	20 MHz	20 MHz	20 MHz	20 M / 40 MHz	20 M / 40 M / 80 M / 160 MHz	20 M / 40 M / 80 M / 160 MHz
Modulation	DSSS / CCK	DSSS CCK, OFDM	OFDM	OFDM	OFDM	OFDM, OFDMA
Modulation Scheme	BPSK, QPSK	BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM	BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM	BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM	BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM	BPSK, QPSK, 16QAM, 64QAM, 256QAM, 1024QAM
Gross data rate	to 11 Mbps	to 54 Mbps	to 54 Mbps	to 600 Mbps	to 6.93 Gbps	to 9.6078 Gbps
MIMO Streaming	-	-	-	2 - 4	2 - 8 MU-MIMO(DL)	2 - 8 MU-MIMO (UL/DL)