Intel has quietly launched its first Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) wi-fi community adapter, codenamed Cyclone Peak. The new WLAN adapter will ship as much as 2.4 Gbps community throughput when used with a appropriate entry level, however, like Wi-Fi 6 normally, its primary benefit is that it’ll work higher than present adapters in RF-noisy environments the place a number of Wi-Fi networks co-exist.
The Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 is a CNVi WLAN card that helps 802.11ax through 2×2 MU-MIMO antennas over the two.Four GHz and 5 GHz bands. And by no means discovered too removed from a Wi-Fi card, Intel’s AX200 additionally helps Bluetooth 5.0.
The most throughput supported by the Wi-Fi 6 AX200 is a speedy 2.4 Gbps, however the important thing benefit of the Wi-Fi 6/802.11ax know-how will not be essentially peak bandwidth, however relatively improved spectral effectivity when working with appropriate APs. In specific, the tech provides OFDMA (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) to permit totally different units to be served by one channel, by dedicating totally different sub-carriers for particular person shopper units. As a outcome, even present Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) shopper units can profit from a Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) AP, although matching Wi-Fi 6 units will ship the most effective outcomes.
The Wi-Fi 6 AX200 units are available in M.2-1216 or M.2-2230 form-factors, interacing with host PCs over a mixed PCIe 3.Zero x1 (Wi-Fi) and USB 2.0 (Bluetooth) connection. The adapter needs to be appropriate with all present desktop, laptop computer, and pill PCs that assist CNVi WLAN options. CNVi itself is comparatively new – the roll-out plans for it had been disrupted by the quasi-cancelation of Intel’s 10nm Cannon Lake processors – however will likely be rising in quantity as Intel launches extra CNVi-capable chipsets and platforms.
Intel’s web-site says that the primary Cyclone Peak wi-fi community adapter has been launched, so the system is obtainable to makers of PCs. Depending on the order, the Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 prices Intel’s prospects from $10 to $17.
Source: Intel (Thanks, SH SOTN)
