Wi-Fi's Unbroken Compatibility

This is a news story, published by Verge, that relates primarily to 5GHz news.

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Wi-Fi is one of the great backward compatibility success stories

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Wi-Fi has an essentially unbroken line of interoperability that stretches from its 1999 introduction in consumer products through today .

That approach has led to a level of backward compatibility and long-term device support that few gadgets or standards in tech world can match.

When two devices connect, the one using the newest generation of the standard will automatically switch to the highest version the other one is equipped for.

The 2.4GHz band is the only band devices older than Wi-Fi 4 can use.

It's a narrow band, and a single connection uses up half of the spectrum available to it.

Getting rid of it would break the connection for essentially all devices predating 4 , which introduced 5GHz as a second band.

It would also be devastating for smart homes, with smart home products relying on the band.

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