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Its time to live a high-quality smart life

And to do that, a Wi-Fi 6 router is what you need to make it easier to connect your home to the world

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By Amy Saunders | December 7, 2020 | Innovative

Picture: Huawei AX3, Supplied

Technology plays an important role in setting up a home today. When we’re not switched off or enjoying nature and travel, we work, play and live dependant on the convenience of a good internet connection.

To achieve a seamless high-quality smart life in your home, investing in the right Wi-Fi router is crucial. This is why we decided to help you out by reviewing Wi-Fi 6, the upgrade to Wi-Fi 5 technology. To start off, Wi-Fi 6 supports a maximum bandwidth of 160 MHz, which is double the speed Wi-Fi 5 supports. Take a look at for more reasons why investing in Wi-Fi 6 with Huawei’s latest Wi-Fi AX3 is the smartest choice.

Through the combination of software and hardware at the bottom layer of a router’s chipset, Huawei has eliminated more than 80% of problems relating to frame freezing, delays, and disconnections. This also means you will enjoy:

3 X Faster Speed

Wi-Fi 6 supports 1024-Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and a frequency bandwidth of up to 160 MHz, which is nearly three times faster than Wi-Fi 5.

4 X Larger Capacity

OFDMA Multi-user technology allows multiple devices to share the spectrum resources as to be connected simultaneously to improve the capacity to four times that of Wi-Fi 5,

2/3 Lower Latency

OFDMA Multi-user technology and avoids interference with BSS colouring, reducing latency by two thirds. Wi-Fi 6 allows you to enjoy faster response when connecting to multiple devices.

30% Lower Power Consumption

The on-demand wake-up functionality of devices reduces power consumption by 30%.

"The Huawei AX3 Dual-core will be available from December 1st for R1, 499 at the Huawei online store and you'll get an additional R200 Huawei online store voucher if you purchase the Huawei AX3 between December 1st and 31st.

The AX-3 Quad-core will be available in SA in 2021."