Wi‑Fi 5

E24674

IEEE 802.11 family standard Wi‑Fi standard

Wi‑Fi 5 is the fifth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (based on IEEE 802.11ac) that significantly increased wireless network speed and capacity, especially in the 5 GHz band.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
IEEE 802.11ac	8
Wi‑Fi 5 canonical	4
802.11ac Wi‑Fi	1
Wi‑Fi 4 in spectral efficiency	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T165984 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wi‑Fi 5
Context triple: [Wi‑Fi Alliance, focusesOnTechnology, Wi‑Fi 5]

A. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that ensures devices can intelligently and efficiently steer traffic across multiple bands and access points to optimize wireless performance and reliability.
B. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) standard, ensuring interoperability, performance, and security across compliant products.
C. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard, ensuring improved performance, capacity, and efficiency in wireless networks.
D. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that enhances Wi‑Fi network performance, reliability, and user experience in dense and complex deployment environments such as large venues and public networks.
E. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect is a Wi‑Fi Alliance program that simplifies and secures the onboarding of devices to Wi‑Fi networks, particularly for IoT and display-less products.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Wi‑Fi 5
Target entity description: Wi‑Fi 5 is the fifth-generation Wi‑Fi standard (based on IEEE 802.11ac) that significantly increased wireless network speed and capacity, especially in the 5 GHz band.

A. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Agile Multiband is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that ensures devices can intelligently and efficiently steer traffic across multiple bands and access points to optimize wireless performance and reliability.
B. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 7 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 7 (IEEE 802.11be) standard, ensuring interoperability, performance, and security across compliant products.
C. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED 6 is the Wi‑Fi Alliance’s certification program for devices implementing the Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) standard, ensuring improved performance, capacity, and efficiency in wireless networks.
D. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Vantage is a Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program that enhances Wi‑Fi network performance, reliability, and user experience in dense and complex deployment environments such as large venues and public networks.
E. Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect
Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED Easy Connect is a Wi‑Fi Alliance program that simplifies and secures the onboarding of devices to Wi‑Fi networks, particularly for IoT and display-less products.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	IEEE 802.11 family standard ⓘ Wi‑Fi standard ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	5th‑generation Wi‑Fi ⓘ Wi‑Fi 5 ⓘ surface form: 802.11ac Wi‑Fi
basedOn	IEEE 802.11 ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ac
category	wireless local area network technology ⓘ
enables	gigabit‑class Wi‑Fi speeds ⓘ
frequencyBand	5 GHz band ⓘ
generationNumber	5 ⓘ
improves	wireless network capacity ⓘ wireless network speed ⓘ
improvesOver	Wi‑Fi 5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Wi‑Fi 4 in spectral efficiency Wi‑Fi 4 in throughput ⓘ
introducedAs	successor to IEEE 802.11n ⓘ
marketNameFor	Wi‑Fi 5 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11ac
operatesOn	unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum ⓘ
optimizedFor	5 GHz operation ⓘ
partOf	IEEE 802.11 ⓘ surface form: IEEE 802.11 standard family
predecessor	Wi‑Fi 4 ⓘ
primaryFrequencyBand	5 GHz ⓘ
standardizedBy	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ⓘ surface form: IEEE
successor	Wi‑Fi 6 ⓘ
supportsBeamforming	explicit beamforming ⓘ
supportsChannelWidth	160 MHz ⓘ 20 MHz ⓘ 40 MHz ⓘ 80 MHz ⓘ 80+80 MHz ⓘ
supportsDuplexMode	half‑duplex ⓘ
supportsFrequencyBand	5 GHz ⓘ
supportsMIMO	Multi‑User MIMO ⓘ Single‑User MIMO ⓘ
supportsModulationScheme	256‑QAM ⓘ
supportsSecurityProtocol	WPA2 ⓘ WPA3 (with compatible devices) ⓘ
supportsSpatialStreams	up to 8 spatial streams ⓘ
supportsStandard	backward compatibility with 802.11a ⓘ backward compatibility with 802.11n ⓘ
supportsTopology	ad‑hoc mode ⓘ infrastructure mode ⓘ
targetEnvironment	high‑throughput WLANs ⓘ
targetUseCase	high‑density Wi‑Fi deployments ⓘ online gaming ⓘ video streaming ⓘ
typicalUse	enterprise wireless networks ⓘ home wireless networks ⓘ public Wi‑Fi hotspots ⓘ
usesModulation	OFDM ⓘ

How these facts were elicited