Cisco Systems sees WiFi 6 and 5G wireless networks as a killer combination. As part of a major push, the networking giant is promoting this WiFi 6 and 5G guidance to help partners and customers get ready for both technologies. Key partners on testing and early deployments include Presidio, the midmarket IT solutions provider.While 5G's potential business benefits are well documented, the WiFi 6 discussion is still emerging. At first glance, the conversation is about speed. WiFi 6 will support 9.6 Gbps connection -- up from 3.5 Gbps for WiFi 5. But the more important chatter likely involves WiFi 6's ability to effectively maintain quality connections as more devices come onto a network, according to The Verge.WiFi 6 Access Points: New access points across the Catalyst and Meraki portfolios. The access points feature programmable chipsets, access to analytics capabilities, and integration with such IoT (Internet of Things) protocols as BLE, Zigbee, and Thread. Switching: The Catalyst 9600 is the next evolution of the Catalyst 6000 — and positioned as the "bedrock for the next generation of intent-based business networks." Developer Resources: Including the DevNet Wireless Dev Center to help developers program all the way down to the chipset level. Partnerships: Cisco completed interoperability testing with Broadcom, Intel and Samsung to address the inevitable gaps that come with a new standard. Samsung, Boingo, GlobalReach Technology, Presidio and others are expected to join the Cisco OpenRoaming project to ease customer hops between WiFi, 5G and more.
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