[HN Gopher] macOS 26.2 update enables 160MHz channels on 5GHz Wi...
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       macOS 26.2 update enables 160MHz channels on 5GHz Wi-Fi networks
        
       Author : zdw
       Score  : 6 points
       Date   : 2026-01-06 20:35 UTC (2 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.cultofmac.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.cultofmac.com)
        
       | zylent wrote:
       | Honestly, this only really helps people in rural areas. The vast
       | majority of urban 5GHz implementations are at 80MHz - 6GHz does
       | allow for 160MHz channelization, but at 320MHz the attenuation is
       | so great that most homes will require multiple APs to actually
       | hit appropriate MCS indexes.
        
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