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by hayksaakian 4901 days ago
So would pushing for 5ghz N be better than 60ghz?
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joenathan 4901 days ago
AC is 5GHz @ 1Gbs and it is already available.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IEEE_802.11ac

http://www.amazon.com/RT-AC66U-Dual-Band-Wireless-AC1750-Gig...

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dnu 4901 days ago
Yes, but it can also use several channels. This plus the AC standard becoming more popular will lead to overcrowding in 5 GHz also.

2.4 GHz has 3 non-overlapping 20 MHz channels.

5 GHz has about 23 non-overlapping 20 MHz channels.

Both go through walls, so you will get interference from neighbouring apartments no matter what technology you implement. The only solutions are to use a much higher frequency, or shield your apartment walls.

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