Opinion: You’ve heard of 5G. Now meet WiFi 6

WiFi 6 is like the indoor version of 5G. — methodshop/Pixabay

Got WiFi problems? Future routers will at least be ready for the next pandemic.

With much of the United States on home lockdown to stop the spread of the coronavirus, we’re all more aware than ever just how important WiFi is – and it’s something many of us probably took for granted until now. Before the pandemic, most everyone was focused on 5G, the next big thing in mobile-Internet technology, and the possibilities it would create for our smartphone-brandishing on-the-go lifestyles. The country has been in a hurry to build out new 5G wireless networks that are fast enough to do things such as download movies in the blink of an eye, and someday even power driverless cars. Except "on-the-go” and "drive” don’t mean much when we’re literally not going anywhere these days.