{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/about\/blog\/why-wi-fi-6-and-cloud-management\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/about\/blog\/why-wi-fi-6-and-cloud-management\/","headline":"Why Wi-Fi 6 and Cloud Management?","name":"Why Wi-Fi 6 and Cloud Management?","description":"The demand for wireless access is continuously increasing and with the growing use of tablets, laptops, and mobile phones in the workplace, wireless-network responsiveness and versatility are becoming essential. Wi-Fi 6 helps accommodate the growing number of mobile and IoT devices by increasing network efficiency and speed to better meet IT and business requirements combined […]","datePublished":"2022-01-27","dateModified":"2022-02-28","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/about\/blog\/author\/abcjon\/#Person","name":"Jon Brockett","url":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/about\/blog\/author\/abcjon\/","identifier":2,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fcf2e343eea1815c99eb2d229ec8548b94f0193a7267306fecd30a1619b9a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3a9fcf2e343eea1815c99eb2d229ec8548b94f0193a7267306fecd30a1619b9a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Trifecta Networks","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cropped-Trifecta-Networks-Logo-1.png","url":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/cropped-Trifecta-Networks-Logo-1.png","width":800,"height":800}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wifi6.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/wifi6.jpg","height":1480,"width":2560},"url":"https:\/\/www.trifectanetworks.com\/about\/blog\/why-wi-fi-6-and-cloud-management\/","wordCount":316,"articleBody":"The demand for wireless access is continuously increasing and with the growing use of tablets, laptops, and mobile phones in the workplace, wireless-network responsiveness and versatility are becoming essential.Wi-Fi 6 helps accommodate the growing number of mobile and IoT devices by increasing network efficiency and speed to better meet IT and business requirements combined with real-time cloud management for security, visibility, and control.The Benefits of Wi-Fi 6Higher data rates and faster speedsIncreased capacityImproved performance in environments with many connected devicesAutomated resource managementBLE & IoT supportImproved power efficiencyFeatures of Wi-Fi 6Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) within Wi-Fi 6 divides channels into smaller segments and allows multiple devices to connect simultaneously.Multi-user Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) allows more downlink data to be transferred at one time, enabling access points (APs) to concurrently handle more devices.Max channel-width – The larger a channel\u2019s width, the more data can be transmitted on it at once, thus increasing throughput and bandwidth, which is important to performance when using high-bandwidth applications like streaming video.Wireless Protected Access 3 (WPA3) is the next evolution of individualized data protection.How do I choose a Wi-Fi 6 vendor?Demonstrate industry leadership as recognized by leading analysts such as Gartner.Deliver built-in security across wired and wireless networks.Simplify operations by enabling AI and machine learning to automate optimization and provide actionable recommendations to remediate issues in real-time.Offer secure, energy-efficient IoT capabilities to enable you to leverage APs as an IoT connectivity platform using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Zigbee, or USB connectivity.Provide the flexibility to manage on-prem or in the cloud and to deploy with or without local controllers.When choosing a Wi-Fi vendor it is important to consider your entire platform to identify compatibility or performance bottlenecks.Don\u2019t know where to begin with implementing Wi-Fi 6 in your organization? Let our team of expert engineers create a custom solution that fits your organization\u2019s needs."}