Smart Home: Which One Wins, 5G or WiFi 6?

Smart homes are becoming an increasingly important reality in the lives of many people. Therefore, we have asked ourselves many times what is the better choice between 5G networks or wifi6 to meet all the basic needs for creating a good smart home.

In this regard, it is believed that WiFi6 can become one of the main competitors of 5G networks, as it will be 4 times faster than WiFi5 and can connect to dozens of devices at the same time, maintaining high performance. In addition, it is currently used in as many as 13 billion products worldwide, supporting more than half of the world's Internet traffic.

Smart home, is it better to use 5G or WiFi6?

While the 5G network is able to carry its displayed signal to great distances, it has more problems with penetration inside buildings. This is where WiFi6 can take over in closed spaces. If we consider that in an average family, which usually consists of four people, each of them will have at least one device connected, and include all the other accessories inside the house, we realize the importance of WiFi6 as a home technology.

After these considerations, it is believed that 5G networks will be mainly used in the industrial sector, led by automobiles. It is also believed that WiFi 6 will be able to debut later this year. The first smartphone to officially receive the new standard is Samsung's Galaxy Note 10, followed by the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro.