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Can voice handsets support full MIMO (2 radios)?

April 26, 2017handsets MIMO radios support Voice

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Can voice handsets support full MIMO (2 radios)?

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it is highly unlikely that we will see voice handsets with full MIMO capability any time soon. This is for three reasons: (a) a full MIMO radio consumes substantial power, lowering battery life significantly; (b) the multiple antennas required occupy quite a bit of space; (c) the bandwidth gains are not required by voice, which requires merely 60-70 kb/s or less per VoIP stream. Instead, we expect that once 802.11n has significantly penetrated the enterprise infrastructure, we will see voice handsets that take advantage of the 802.11n protocol functions that improve voice QoS and efficiency, without needing full MIMO support.