In yester years, internet connection to your home was provided by an MNTL/BSNL line. Since then, things have changed a great deal. Broadband internet connections are now common — they are faster and economical. A 100 Mb/s connection is available for Rs.600 plus a month. It comes with a direct fibre-to-home (FTH) option.

The receiving devices such as laptops, TVs, iPhones and Notes support Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi AX networks, thus giving speeds equal to a LAN wire. There are other IoT devices such as speakers, fans, switches etc. which too need speed.

Wi-Fi router should also support the higher speeds. An old router cannot give you speeds of Wi-Fi 6. The equipment such as laptops should be of new generation.

Wi-Fi 6 addresses the connectivity and speed issues. It connects with multi-user, multiple input and output — MU-MIMO. Wi-Fi 6 employs orthogonal frequency division multiple access (OFDMA). It gives super speeds. OFDMA uses a single transmission line to deliver data to multiple devices at the same time. Thus it accelerates the speed of the data being delivered. Wi-Fi 6 gives up to 40 per cent higher speed and increases multiple simultaneous connectivity 4X. This saves battery life for smartphones and laptops. The battery efficiency of the connected devices goes up when paired with a Wi-Fi 6 router. The two are in communication and can plan their interactions, keeping the antennas powered off when not needed. It prolongs the battery life.