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DE-CIX Dallas Completes Infrastructure Upgrade, Unlocking 400 GE Access and Major Efficiency Gains

Total Telecom

While traditional 100 GE LR4 access requires four lasers for transmission, 100 GE LR requires only one laser and uses pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) to ship data at 100 Gbit/s for a fraction of the hardware cost, increasing efficiency and reducing the cost of optical hardware on the customer side.

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Decoding Starlink: The Technology Behind the Revolution

Telecoms Infrastructure Blog

A Look at Signal Transmission Once a beam is formed and directed, Dishy employs advanced modulation techniques, such as 64QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation), to transmit data. This method combines amplitude and phase variations, maximising data throughputa vital requirement for high-speed internet services.

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Comparing 5G and WiFi 6: Know the Difference

ACT Corp

Quadrature amplitude modulation: Wi-Fi 6 employs a higher modulation system called 1024-QAM. MU-MIMO: Wi-Fi 6 supports uplink and downlink multi-user multiple input-output. MU-MIMO allows several devices to send and receive data simultaneously. This boosts network capacity and cuts traffic.

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WiFi 6 Explained: Speed, Features, Benefits & Top Routers 

Airtel

QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) QAM is a technology that enhances bandwidth and supports faster transfer of digital data. MU-MIMO was first introduced in WiFi 5 which basically allows multiple digital devices to transmit data simultaneously to the router. WiFi 5 comes only with downlink MU-MIMO.

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