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Re:Wi-Fi over Coax by zamadatix on Monday April 27, 2020 @05:11PM (#23000070)
MIMO didn't really pan out as useful in 802.11ac and is still uncertain in 802.11ax. It'll be horrible for other reasons though.
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Re:Wi-Fi over Coax by ploxiln on Monday April 27, 2020 @06:29PM (#23000864)
MIMO is in common use since 802.11n, it's what "3x3" spacial streams is.

MU-MIMO, "multi-user MIMO", is what was added in 802.11ac but never gained significant support or usage. (You'll find it in some WiFi APs, but practically no WiFi clients, I've never seen one myself.)

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Re:Wi-Fi over Coax by pilsetnieks on Monday April 27, 2020 @06:10PM (#23000694)
Care to elaborate on that point? I was under the impression that MIMO works just fine these days.
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