# Dramatically Boost Outdoor Wi-Fi 6 Performance with a High-Efficiency Antenna

**URL:** https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/dramatically-boost-outdoor-wi-fi-6-performance-with-a-high-efficiency-antenna/81172
**Category:** Blog Discussion
**Created:** [September 16, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/dramatically-boost-outdoor-wi-fi-6-performance-with-a-high-efficiency-antenna/81172 "2021-09-16T18:13:40Z")
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### Author: ![RayS](https://d10gw3vjmzyp8.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/community.cambiumnetworks.com/rays/32/11680_2.png) [@RayS](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/u/RayS)
#### Post date: [September 16, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://community.cambiumnetworks.com/t/dramatically-boost-outdoor-wi-fi-6-performance-with-a-high-efficiency-antenna/81172/1 "2021-09-16T18:13:41Z")

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Since its introduction in 2018 and final certification in February 2021, a great deal has been written about 802.11ax (herein referred to as [Wi-Fi 6](https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/wifi-6/)) and its key features. The headline feature of Wi-Fi 6 is orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA). This technology comes from the cellular world, thus the frequent conflation of Wi-Fi 6 with 5G, and delivers a deterministic network where the access point controls when and how a client device will transmit. For good reason, the IEEE calls 802.11ax the “High-Efficiency standard.” If OFDMA was the only new technology in Wi-Fi 6, we could be satisfied with that. Fortunately, the IEEE went beyond OFDMA and created additional modes that all contribute to a more efficient network. For example, the upstream OFDMA and MU-MIMO decrease latency and increase capacity for high-density networks and latency-sensitive applications like AR and VR. Target Wait Time (TWT) allows a client device to power down for longer periods of time (measured in fractions of a second up to minutes), increasing battery life and decreasing unnecessary RF management overhead, even for a smartphone streaming an online movie.

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/blog/dramatically-boost-outdoor-wi-fi-6-performance-with-a-high-efficiency-antenna/](https://www.cambiumnetworks.com/blog/dramatically-boost-outdoor-wi-fi-6-performance-with-a-high-efficiency-antenna/)