Is Wireless Networking FINALLY as Fast as Wired 802.11ad

**Investigating 802.11 ad Performance: A Mixed Bag**

As we delved into investigating the performance of our 802.11 ad router, it became clear that this is an investigation into single client performance starting with 2.4 GHz, rather than a comprehensive review of routers in general. We decided to focus on single-client performance because of its relevance to home users and small office setups. Our tests showed that we're really struggling to maintain a stable speed each of the four ier streams is competing with each other for bandwidth.

On the other hand, 5 GHz proved to be nice and clean, similar to what you'd expect from a wired connection albeit a slower one. However, our 60 GHz test was screaming fast as advertised, but we did note quite a bit of variation between our streams. This highlights the need for more robust testing methods to accurately assess the performance of these high-frequency routers.

**Comparing Averages: The Great Router Debate**

Our file copy tests revealed more predictable results, with 802.11 ad giving a significant real-world boost in speed over both the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz bands. In fact, our speeds were similar to those of wired connections. However, we did depart from The Wire (Wireless) by seeing that while speeds were cool, signal integrity was where we lost out on this upgrade. As part of our testing, we tried to see how far we could go before losing out on the big speed upgrade and ventured into the dreaded Realm of the outside world.

To test range, we set up our Netgear Nighthawk on a brand new picnic table, fired it up, and started walking after an arduous 63.5 ft trek. The 60 GHz signal dropped altogether at this point, rip signal – 5 GHz and 2.4 G GHz were still going strong with connection rates of 866 and 300 megabit per second respectively.

**The Great Outdoors: Range Testing**

We then set up the TP Link Talon on a similar setup, but the results were not as impressive. The picnic table became our first obstruction before we added more obstacles to the test. We used the Netgear router box as our first obstruction, which caused the 60 GHz signal to drop out all it has in it is cardboard and paper. For the TP Link, however, we got a better result – latency increased slightly, but otherwise it was still connected.

We then simulated an additional obstacle by turning our back to the router, which failed both routers. The human body proved too much for our poor 60 GHz signal, highlighting the need for robust interference mitigation strategies. However, the TP Link's array of eight antennas allowed it to deliver solid performance despite these challenges.

**Indoor and Outdoor Challenges**

When taking the fight back indoors in my office, Netgear's obstruction avoidance strategy of bouncing Wi-Fi signals around allowed it to go from struggling to penetrate a folded-up tablecloth to delivering solid performance to a client directly behind my monitor. This showcases the potential for 802.11 ad routers to provide reliable performance even in challenging environments.

However, there are also some less obvious hassles associated with 802.11 ad technology, such as limited availability of compatible clients and high costs. Moreover, setting up an optimal network requires careful planning, including running cables to ensure line-of-sight access points – a problem that's particularly prevalent in large rooms or homes with multiple floors.

**The Verdict: Is 802.11 ad Ready for Prime Time?**

While our tests showed promising results, we can't help but feel that there are still some significant challenges to overcome before 802.11 ad routers become widely adopted. The early adopter hassles of limited availability and high costs are already evident in the market, and the need for robust interference mitigation strategies highlights the complexity of this technology.

However, as an alternative to traditional home Mesh networking solutions, 802.11 ad has the potential to provide reliable and fast performance in a wide range of environments. The results from our testing were encouraging, and we're excited to see how this technology will evolve in the coming years.

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"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enthe days of picking up the receiver and hearing the Banshee scream of 56k followed immediately by the four laoren whales of whoever was in the middle of an hours long anime music video download are over and the latest Wireless standards are better than ever claiming to be as fast as running a physical wire but is Wireless ad any good I mean AD can you believe this have you heard about this ads in our Wi-Fi how dare they I mean well okay hold on a second they do pay the bills around here so tell you what why don't you watch an ad and see if it's that bad before you make up your mind cooler Master's 25th anniversary edition Cosmos 2 features a unique dual curved tempered glass side panel check it out now at the link below let's start this by saying that 802.11 ad is not just a new revision of an existing standard like AC Wave 2 was you can learn more about that one here it's actually something new entirely you see Wi-Fi to date has traditionally used two 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using a script we wrote In order to launch four simultaneous instances and record the output into easily digestible CSV files testing both routers and our test laptop with 2.4 5 and 60 GHz it should be noted that because this is an investigation into 802.11 ad performance and not uh a router Roundup we are focusing on single client performance starting with 2.4 GHz we can see that we're really struggling to maintain a stable speed each of the four ier streams is competing with each other for bandwidth 5 GHz on the other hand was nice nice and clean about what you'd expect from a wired connection albeit a slower one 60 GHz screaming fast as advertised but we did note quite a bit of variation between our streams and our Netgear test chart here perfectly demonstrates something that wasn't advertised that we will get to momentarily comparing the averages both of our routers were more or less on par with each each other in every spectrum and moving on to our file copy tests we found more predictable results 802.11 ad gives a significant realworld boost in speed over the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz BS similar in fact two wired speeds cool but where we depart from The Wire is in Signal Integrity as part of our testing we tried to see how far we could go before are losing out on our big speed upgrade and for this we had to venture into the dreaded Realm of the outside world so then to test range we set up our Netgear Nighthawk on our brand new picnic table fired up I perf and started walking after an arduous 63.5 ft Trek the 60 GHz signal dropped altogether rip signal 5 GHz and 2.4 G GHz were still going strong with Connection rates of 866 and 300 megabit per second respectively the TP Link Talon same deal picnic table I perf walking and just before we keeled over from exhaustion at 90 ft well we didn't drop the signal but we might as well have because performance wasn't much better on 60 GHz than it was on 2.4 but I mean that's not too bad my house is less than 60 ft across one small problem though it has stuff in it so let's simulate then stuff in the way we used the Netgear router box as our first obstruction before we add it wait what are you serious the Box caused the 60 GHz signal to drop out all it has in it is cardboard and paper as for the TP Link oh okay here we get a better result latency increased a little bit but otherwise it was still still connected okay then how about a computer monitor again the net gear dropped out and the TP Link kept on trucking okay how about just turning your back to the router okay here we go this is where both routers failed this much sexy human body is just too much for our poor 60 GHz signal so then TPL link wins thanks to its array of eight freaking antennas right wrong let's take the fight back indoors in my office netgear's obstruction avoidance strategy of bouncing Wi-Fi signals around allowed it to go from struggling to penetrate a folded up tablecloth to delivering solid performance to a client directly behind my monitor so ad Wireless then there are some obvious early adopter hassles like limited availability of compatible clients and high costs and piling on top of that there are some less obvious hassles like probably needing to run a cable to the middle of your ceiling to get your access point line of sight to everyone in the room but in certain applications we definitely see the potential here and I am pretty stoked to see like home Mesh networking Solutions based on this Tech as an alternative finally to this kind of nonsense but as for whether you're ready for a wireless ad router to today well I think it's safe to say that that's still up in the air there's never been a better time to join Dollar Shave Club for a limited time new members get their first month of the executive razor with a tube of their Dr Carver shave butter that goes on clear so you can see what you're doing for only $5 with free shipping and after that your razors are just a few bucks a month that's a $15 value for only five bucks so in that first box you get an awesome Hefty quality handle you get a full cassette of four cartridges and the TU of shave butter and with Dollar Shave Club there are no hidden fees and no commitments you can cancel looking great anytime you want so get a so get a great shave at a great price and have it conveniently delivered right to your door head over to dollarshaveclub.com SL Linus and give them a try today so thanks for watching guys if you dislike this video you can hit that button but if you liked it hit the like button get subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at the link in the video description wait what the oh seriously oh cool also down there we've got a link to our merch store which has cool shirts like this one as well as our community Forum which you should totally jointhe days of picking up the receiver and hearing the Banshee scream of 56k followed immediately by the four laoren whales of whoever was in the middle of an hours long anime music video download are over and the latest Wireless standards are better than ever claiming to be as fast as running a physical wire but is Wireless ad any good I mean AD can you believe this have you heard about this ads in our Wi-Fi how dare they I mean well okay hold on a second they do pay the bills around here so tell you what why don't you watch an ad and see if it's that bad before you make up your mind cooler Master's 25th anniversary edition Cosmos 2 features a unique dual curved tempered glass side panel check it out now at the link below let's start this by saying that 802.11 ad is not just a new revision of an existing standard like AC Wave 2 was you can learn more about that one here it's actually something new entirely you see Wi-Fi to date has traditionally used two major frequencies 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz what Wireless ad brings to the table is a new frequency 60 GHz and along with it speeds of up to 4.6 gabit per second and you might even see advertised speeds of up to 7.2 gbit per second although that isn't a new trick from Big WiFi and if you read the fine print you'll see they're just combining the ad speeds with the other two frequencies well gee that sounds great lus but isn't 5 GHz already pretty difficult to use through walls wouldn't 60 GHz be even worse yes yes it would the higher the frequency of the radio wave the harder it is for it to penetrate a non-conductive solid like a wall or a person so at a wavelength of only 0.5 CM 60 GHz is likely to be absorbed or reflected by basically anything even very small obstacles but enough High School science it's summer and you've got better things to do right like watching us give you these juicy performance numbers from the Netgear r9000 Nighthawk X10 and tplink Talon ad7200 so we fired up I perf using a script we wrote In order to launch four simultaneous instances and record the output into easily digestible CSV files testing both routers and our test laptop with 2.4 5 and 60 GHz it should be noted that because this is an investigation into 802.11 ad performance and not uh a router Roundup we are focusing on single client performance starting with 2.4 GHz we can see that we're really struggling to maintain a stable speed each of the four ier streams is competing with each other for bandwidth 5 GHz on the other hand was nice nice and clean about what you'd expect from a wired connection albeit a slower one 60 GHz screaming fast as advertised but we did note quite a bit of variation between our streams and our Netgear test chart here perfectly demonstrates something that wasn't advertised that we will get to momentarily comparing the averages both of our routers were more or less on par with each each other in every spectrum and moving on to our file copy tests we found more predictable results 802.11 ad gives a significant realworld boost in speed over the 5 GHz and 2.4 GHz BS similar in fact two wired speeds cool but where we depart from The Wire is in Signal Integrity as part of our testing we tried to see how far we could go before are losing out on our big speed upgrade and for this we had to venture into the dreaded Realm of the outside world so then to test range we set up our Netgear Nighthawk on our brand new picnic table fired up I perf and started walking after an arduous 63.5 ft Trek the 60 GHz signal dropped altogether rip signal 5 GHz and 2.4 G GHz were still going strong with Connection rates of 866 and 300 megabit per second respectively the TP Link Talon same deal picnic table I perf walking and just before we keeled over from exhaustion at 90 ft well we didn't drop the signal but we might as well have because performance wasn't much better on 60 GHz than it was on 2.4 but I mean that's not too bad my house is less than 60 ft across one small problem though it has stuff in it so let's simulate then stuff in the way we used the Netgear router box as our first obstruction before we add it wait what are you serious the Box caused the 60 GHz signal to drop out all it has in it is cardboard and paper as for the TP Link oh okay here we get a better result latency increased a little bit but otherwise it was still still connected okay then how about a computer monitor again the net gear dropped out and the TP Link kept on trucking okay how about just turning your back to the router okay here we go this is where both routers failed this much sexy human body is just too much for our poor 60 GHz signal so then TPL link wins thanks to its array of eight freaking antennas right wrong let's take the fight back indoors in my office netgear's obstruction avoidance strategy of bouncing Wi-Fi signals around allowed it to go from struggling to penetrate a folded up tablecloth to delivering solid performance to a client directly behind my monitor so ad Wireless then there are some obvious early adopter hassles like limited availability of compatible clients and high costs and piling on top of that there are some less obvious hassles like probably needing to run a cable to the middle of your ceiling to get your access point line of sight to everyone in the room but in certain applications we definitely see the potential here and I am pretty stoked to see like home Mesh networking Solutions based on this Tech as an alternative finally to this kind of nonsense but as for whether you're ready for a wireless ad router to today well I think it's safe to say that that's still up in the air there's never been a better time to join Dollar Shave Club for a limited time new members get their first month of the executive razor with a tube of their Dr Carver shave butter that goes on clear so you can see what you're doing for only $5 with free shipping and after that your razors are just a few bucks a month that's a $15 value for only five bucks so in that first box you get an awesome Hefty quality handle you get a full cassette of four cartridges and the TU of shave butter and with Dollar Shave Club there are no hidden fees and no commitments you can cancel looking great anytime you want so get a so get a great shave at a great price and have it conveniently delivered right to your door head over to dollarshaveclub.com SL Linus and give them a try today so thanks for watching guys if you dislike this video you can hit that button but if you liked it hit the like button get subscribed maybe consider checking out where to buy the stuff we featured at the link in the video description wait what the oh seriously oh cool also down there we've got a link to our merch store which has cool shirts like this one as well as our community Forum which you should totally join\n"