Bridge mode router

[WJA96]

The standard has been finalised for some time, it just hasn't been ratified. There are no more changes being made to WiFi 6.

All the major manufactures (Broadcom, Qualcom etc.) all have chips ready and both routers and devices being made that use it like the Samsungs S10 phone.

The above router will be based on a platform produced by one of the major chip makers like Broadcom or Qualcom and will work fine with other Wifi 6 kit if they meet the standard. The point about it not working with non-Asus products is scaremongering, even really high end manufacturers like Cisco are putting out WiFi 6 kit for commercial applications already.

Cisco only ever guarantee interoperability with other Cisco equipment. So while the 9100 series is out soon Cisco are very keen to point out that the standard is not yet ratified and won’t be until Q4 2019 at the earliest. Plenty of people were stung buying Draft-N kit and while I’d be happy that Cisco implemented every aspect of the standard, I wouldn’t be so sure about ASUS.

The great thing about these discussions is that in 2 years we can look back and see if the rapture router does indeed play nicely with WiFi6 clients or if ASUS ends up being first to market and last in customer satisfaction (again).