https://www.pcgamer.com/80211ac-is-now-called-wi-fi-5-in-effort-to-simplify-wireless-nomenclature/ > It's time to start learning some new names and forgetting old ones in the wireless space. That's because Wi-Fi Alliance, the consortium that oversees all things Wi-Fi, is ditching the 802.11 nomenclature and replacing it with terms it hopes will be simpler for consumers to grasp. > What that means is your 802.11ac wireless router is now a Wi-Fi 5 model. Likewise, the previous generation 802.11n standard is now Wi-Fi 4, and the next-gen 802.11ax standard is officially called Wi-Fi 6.