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Here's a primer on the new low-power 802.11ah Wi-Fi standard, a.k.a. HaLow, that's designed to make a splash in the Internet of Things (IoT).
There's a new wireless standard? Another one, I mean?
Yep, there sure is. It's called 802.11ah, as in "ah, a new Wi-Fi standard!"
Oh, um, ha-ha. I guess that had the same general shape as a joke.
You're too kind.
So what's the big deal with 802.11ah?
In very broad strokes, it's low-powered Wi-Fi at a lower frequency - 900MHz, where most Wi-Fi lives at 2.4GHz or 5GHz. The Wi-Fi Alliance, which is the standards group that controls these things, also calls it "HaLow."
Exciting. What's the point of that?
The point is that lower frequency radio waves propagate better over distance and are a lot better...