[SEAWARRIOR]

other platforms are headed towards the "/ac" format/speed & it's expected to be "the standard" in a year or so,,, would BB be wise to adopt this to keep from falling behind again???

[LazyEvul]

I'm sure they'll adopt it in the not too distant future. It's a very new standard so BlackBerry probably wasn't able to cram it into the Z10/Q10, but you can be pretty much certain their next flagships will ship with 802.11ac. They need to keep up with the latest technology to thrive.

[SEAWARRIOR]

totally agree,,, "mobile computing" requires speed,,, the "/ac/5Ghz" band is all about speed,,, if they're on the ball, they'll combine the efficiency of QNX w/ speed of /ac/5Ghz...

[acadia1106]

I'm sure they'll adopt it in the not too distant future. It's a very new standard so BlackBerry probably wasn't able to cram it into the Z10/Q10, but you can be pretty much certain their next flagships will ship with 802.11ac. They need to keep up with the latest technology to thrive.

Has more to do with when will mobile chip manufacturers adopt them. Remember most mobile platforms use SoCs so the wireless controller is integrated directly on chip, with that said undoubtedly as the processors are upgraded bberry will also see the addition of this functionality.

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[bobshine]

Ohhh 5GHz... not to good for going through walls

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[SlcCorrado]

Ohhh 5GHz... not to good for going through walls

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Tell me about it... Hopefully that will be fixed somehow

[acadia1106]

Tell me about it... Hopefully that will be fixed somehow

You can't fix an inherent limitation of higher frequency signals???

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[BBPandy]

You can't fix an inherent limitation of higher frequency signals???

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Sure you can....get rid of the wall lol

[SlcCorrado]

You can't fix an inherent limitation of higher frequency signals???

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I have no idea. That's why I said I hope it can be fixed... All I know is that my routers 2.4 signal covers most of my property, and the 5 barely reaches outside

[Nharzhool]

I have no idea. That's why I said I hope it can be fixed... All I know is that my routers 2.4 signal covers most of my property, and the 5 barely reaches outside

Maybe...just MAYBE...with the 256-QAM, it might be able to help permeate the walls but I wouldn't hold my breath on that.

Heads-up: if you want to know what 256-QAM is and how it works, basically...Eldritch Magicks.

Though I think that if they lowered the frequency (sure, easier said than done), they might be able to get through the walls. Though they are probably trying to avoid the 2.4GHz band since every device and its grandmother uses that. :-P