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Why do routers have so many antennas?
Not so many decades ago, in much simpler and slower times, many Wi-Fi routers shipped with just a single antenna that could only handle one wireless data stream at a time.
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Earlier Wi‑Fi routers used a single antenna that could transmit only one data stream. As wireless standards improved and home internet speeds rose, routers added more antennas to support multiple simultaneous streams. Modern models now feature up to eight antennas, allowing greater capacity for the growing number of connected devices in households.
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