Template:Wi-Fi generations
| Gen.[1][2] | IEEE standard |
Adopt. | Link rate (Mbit/s) |
RF (GHz) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.4 | 5 | 6 | ||||
| — | 802.11 | 1997 | 1–2 | Yes | ||
| 802.11b | 1999 | 1–11 | Yes | |||
| 802.11a | 6–54 | Yes | ||||
| 802.11g | 2003 | Yes | ||||
| Wi-Fi 4 | 802.11n | 2009 | 6.5–600 | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi 5 | 802.11ac | 2013 | 6.5–6,933 | [a] | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi 6 | 802.11ax | 2021 | 0.4–9,608 | Yes | Yes | |
| Wi-Fi 6E | Yes | Yes | Yes | |||
| Wi-Fi 7 | 802.11be | 2024 | 0.4–23,059 | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Wi-Fi 8[3][4][5] | 802.11bn | TBA | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
- ↑ "The Evolution of Wi-Fi Technology and Standards". IEEE. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2025-08-07.
- ↑ "Generational Wi-Fi® User Guide". Wi-Fi Alliance. Wi-Fi Alliance. April 2023. Retrieved 2026-05-02.
- ↑ Karamyshev, Anton; Levitsky, Ilya; Bankov, Dmitry; Khorov, Evgeny (2025-10-06). "A Tutorial on Wi-Fi 8: The Journey to Ultra High Reliability". Problems of Information Transmission. 61 (2): 164–210. doi:10.1134/S003294602502005X.
- ↑ Giordano, Lorenzo; Geraci, Giovanni; Carrascosa, Marc; Bellalta, Boris (November 21, 2023). "What Will Wi-Fi 8 Be? A Primer on IEEE 802.11bn Ultra High Reliability". IEEE Communications Magazine. 62 (8): 126. arXiv:2303.10442. Bibcode:2024IComM..62h.126G. doi:10.1109/MCOM.001.2300728.
- ↑ Fang, Bradley; Roger, Michael (2025). "Road Rules for Radio: Why Your Wi-Fi Got Better". arXiv:2512.23901 [cs.NI].
- ↑ 802.11ac only specifies operation in the 5 GHz band. Operation in the 2.4 GHz band is specified by 802.11n.