| 12 | 11 | IEEE 802.11ah is a wireless networking protocol published in 2017 called Wi-Fi !HaLow as an amendment of the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless networking standard. It uses 900 MHz license-exempt bands to provide extended-range Wi-Fi networks, compared to conventional Wi-Fi networks operating in the 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands. It also benefits from lower energy consumption, allowing the creation of large groups of stations or sensors that cooperate to share signals, supporting the concept of the Internet of things (IoT). The protocol's low power consumption competes with Bluetooth, !LoRa, and Zigbee, and has the added benefit of higher data rates and wider coverage range. |
