Rekall Incorporated@piefed.socialM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoWi-Fi 8 will bring reliability rather than greater speedwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up1111arrow-down12 cross-posted to: tech
arrow-up1109arrow-down1external-linkWi-Fi 8 will bring reliability rather than greater speedwww.theregister.comRekall Incorporated@piefed.socialM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square15linkfedilink cross-posted to: tech
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·29 days agoAnybody know how it might effect power consumption? I know routers are dirt cheap to run, like $1 a month, but I’m sure it will have a measurable impact at the scale of a large nation.
minus-squarengdev@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·29 days ago($1 * country population) / (average price/kwh)
minus-squareFiniteBanjo@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoThere are a lot less than 1 router per person. I hope.
minus-squareSylvartas@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·29 days agoCounting offices/public spaces with several repeaters, and then people with some repeaters at home, it might be close though
minus-squarengdev@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·29 days agothen adjust the population to be population / avg household size of the country. can multiply that by the rate of households with internet too then you have to contend with all the non residential routers as well. could very well be 1 router per person or close
Anybody know how it might effect power consumption? I know routers are dirt cheap to run, like $1 a month, but I’m sure it will have a measurable impact at the scale of a large nation.
($1 * country population) / (average price/kwh)
There are a lot less than 1 router per person. I hope.
Counting offices/public spaces with several repeaters, and then people with some repeaters at home, it might be close though
then adjust the population to be population / avg household size of the country. can multiply that by the rate of households with internet too
then you have to contend with all the non residential routers as well. could very well be 1 router per person or close