I believe that 2.4GHz radio still deserves our attention, even if it is left for smart devices.
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Zyxel NWA130BE – Wireless Network Test+Signal Attenuation (-dB) – 2.4 GHz – WiFi 6 and WiFi 5 Client Devices – Upstream.
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Zyxel NWA130BE – Wireless Network Test+Signal Attenuation (-dB) – 2.4 GHz – WiFi 6 and WiFi 5 Client Devices – Upstream.
And Zyxel made sure we got good performance, especially near the access point. The range is fine, although a little less impressive than the Ubiquiti U7 Pro.
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Zyxel NWA130BE vs. Other Access Points – 2.4GHz – 40MHz.
Multi-client tests
For the multi-client tests I use the same tools canada telegram data as before: the open source net-hydra developed by Mr. Jim Salter, and I still relied on the same client devices as before. One WiFi 6E computer, two identical WiFi 6 laptops, one MacBook Pro WiFi 5, and one ZimaBoard 832 WiFi 5 mini PC.
2x Lenovo Y520 User PC MacBook Pro ZimaBoard 832 SBC
Wi-Fi adapter Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 802.11ac Wi-Fi 5 Asus PCE-AC68 Wi-Fi 5
RAM 16 GB 16 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Storage NVMe solid state drive solid state drive NVMe solid state drive solid state drive
CPU Intel i7-7700HQ Intel i5 5600K Intel Core i5 Intel Celeron Apollo Lake N3450
graphic processor GTX 1050ti GPU Nvidia GT720 Intel Iris 540 Graphics Intel HD Graphics 500
I used a 5 GHz radio band and a channel bandwidth of 80 MHz, which is the most likely combination that the vast majority of people will end up using. Also here is a list of signal attenuation for each client.