Limiting Devices

1. Ethernet and WiFi Standards

Devices will have different specifications of Ethernet and WiFi. meaning each device will only be able to get a certain maximum speed; 

Ethernet Categories (speeds at 100 Meters):

Cat.5 - 100Mbps

Cat.5e - 1000Mbps/1Gbps

Cat.6 - 1000Mbps/1Gbps

Cat.6a -10Gbps

Cat.7 - 10Gbps

WiFi Generations (maximum theoretical speed on a Fritz!Box 7530):

Wi-Fi 4 / 802.11n - 160Mbps

Wi-Fi 5 / 802.11ac - 430Mbps

Wi-Fi 6 / 802.11ax - 1080Mbps

 

2. Recommended Specs for Ultrafast Broadband

To achieve high speeds of 500Mbps or more. Our suppliers have recommended the following minimum PC specifications:

  • Processor - should be above or equivalent Intel® Core™ i5-4570S

  • RAM - 4 GB

  • Network - Minimum Cat.5e Ethernet with a 1Gbps Network interface or WiFi 6

  • OS - Windows 8 and above

  • Browser - Google Chrome (version 86), Internet Explorer 11 or Microsoft Edge (version 2020) or newer

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