HaLow technology can provide coverage of urban WIFI networks for kilometers

The American company Morse Micro, which develops wireless technologies WIFI, published a video of its recent test. With its help, it was possible to prove that the new standard is capable of providing a working connection over a huge distance – 3 kilometers. In this case, the test was carried out along the coast of San Francisco – a place filled with buildings that create a lot of interference for the passage of radio signals.

To test the speed, the development team conducted a video call at different intervals. As the range increased, the data transfer speed dropped noticeably, but even at 3 kilometers it was possible to maintain 1 Mbit/s – this was enough for a working video connection.

The 900 MHz HaLow long-range radio communication standard was approved by the WIFI Alliance back in 2016 for use in smart homes, manufacturing, and the creation of urban sensor networks. In addition to increased range, it is designed to reduce the power consumption of devices and improve signal transmission through walls and other obstacles.

Despite the impressive demos, the technology has speed limits: from 150 kbps to 78 Mbps. This is not enough for full use of the house, but in urban infrastructure projects HaLow may be just right. But for home, the Wi-Fi 7 standard is better suited with higher speed, better scalability and low latency.

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