The WiFi alliance seems to be singularly focused on corporate/institutional deployments of WiFi while ignoring the needs of most individual consumers. I guess that makes sense because that’s where the money is.
The top priority of individual consumers is getting better range out of single-AP setups, which WiFi hasn’t really addressed at all since its inception. I guess MU-MIMO helps in theory with that, but doesn’t seem to in practice. With the exception of nerds on HN and really rich people with huge mansions, most people plug in one wireless AP placed wherever the cable/fiber/phone line comes into the house and want WiFi to have acceptable video conferencing 3 bedrooms away.
The top priority of individual consumers is getting better range out of single-AP setups, which WiFi hasn’t really addressed at all since its inception. I guess MU-MIMO helps in theory with that, but doesn’t seem to in practice. With the exception of nerds on HN and really rich people with huge mansions, most people plug in one wireless AP placed wherever the cable/fiber/phone line comes into the house and want WiFi to have acceptable video conferencing 3 bedrooms away.