Wireless Networks Standard Bit Rate Speed
| Standard | Rate | Rate | Year |
| Classic WaveLAN | 2 Mbit/s | 250 kB/s | 1988 |
| IEEE 802.11 | 2 Mbit/s | 250 kB/s | 1997 |
| RONJA (full duplex) | 10 Mbit/s | 1.25 MB/s | 2001 |
| IEEE 802.11a | 54 Mbit/s | 6.75 MB/s | 1999 |
| IEEE 802.11b | 11 Mbit/s | 1.375 MB/s | 1999 |
| IEEE 802.11g | 54 Mbit/s | 6.75 MB/s | 2003 |
| IEEE 802.16 (WiMAX) | 70 Mbit/s | 8.75 MB/s | 2004 |
| IEEE 802.11g with Super G by Atheros | 108 Mbit/s | 13.5 MB/s | 2003 |
| IEEE 802.11g with 125 High-Speed Mode by Broadcom | 125 Mbit/s | 15.625 MB/s | 2003 |
| IEEE 802.11g with Nitro by Conexant | 140 Mbit/s | 17.5 MB/s | 2003 |
| IEEE 802.11n (aka Wi-Fi 4) | 600 Mbit/s | 75 MB/s | 2009 |
| IEEE 802.11ac (aka Wi-Fi 5) | 6.8–6.93 Gbit/s | 850–866.25 MB/s | 2012 |
| IEEE 802.11ad | 7.14–7.2 Gbit/s | 892.5–900 MB/s | 2011 |
| IEEE 802.11ax (aka Wi-Fi 6) | 11 Gbit/s | 1375 MB/s | 2019 |
| IEEE 802.11be (aka Wi-Fi 7) | 40 Gbit/s expected | 5000 MB/s expected | 2021 |