802.11b (WI-FI 1)
- Uses 2.4 GHz
- Average throughput of 4-6Mbps
- Max throughput of 11Mbps
- Max range of 300ft
802.11a (WI-FI 2)
- Uses 5 GHz
- Average throughput of 25 Mbps
- Max throughput of 54 Mbps
- Max range of 150ft
802.11g (WI-FI 3)
- Uses 2.4 GHz
- Average throughput of 25 Mbps
- Max throughput of 54 Mbps
- Max range of 300ft
- Backwards compatible with 802.11b
802.11n (WI-FI 4)
- WAP must use 4 antennae to allow for MIMO
- Supports dual band of 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz
- 40 MHz channel width
- Average throughput of 100 Mbps
- Max throughput of 600 Mbps
802.11ac (WI-FI 5)
- Allows for 8 MU-MIMO streams
- Supports up to tri-band 5 GHz
- Max throughput of 6.933 Gbps
802.11ax (WI-FI 6 / WI-FI 6e)
- Allows for 8 MU-MIMO streams.
- Implements OFDMA
- Uses 6 GHz, 5 GHz or 2.4 GHz-
- 20, 40, 80, 160 MHz channel widths
- Single channel is 1.2GB/s
- Max throughput of 9.608 Gbps