And what exactly does it mean for regular consumers like you and me? Well, first of all, let’s understand the concept, here’s how its description goes:
802.11 ac standard is the future in wireless networking
So, we can see that with 802.11 ac wireless standard in Windows 8.1, Microsoft has made sure they are prepared for the future, that is especially bound to be populated with myriads of tablets, especially. Have a look at the following table that compares the 802.11n and 802.11ac wireless standards. This specification has expected multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second and a single link throughput of at least 500 megabits per second (500 Mbit/s). This is accomplished by extending the air interface concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF bandwidth (up to 160 MHz), more MIMO spatial streams (up to 8), multi-user MIMO, and high-density modulation (up to 256-QAM). Improved wireless connections aren’t limited only to Windows 8.1 as Windows Server 2012 R2 product also received the same features. Also, thnks to the new 802.11ac wireless standard, we will know be able to make use of a better performance for wireless display, streaming high fidelity videos, distribution of HDTV, rapid upload and download of files and even playing online games, such as Dragon’s Prophet or Guild Wars 2 (just random examples). Microsoft also reminds us of this: Did you know about this new wireless standard that really matters in Windows 8.1? Or, as long as your Wi-Fi issues aren’t solved, it doesn’t really matter to you.
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