History & Development
Wi-Fi technology was first invented in 1991 by NCR Corporation and AT&T, making it just over 30 years old — that’s probably younger than your parents!
Wi-Fi Routers (Wireless Routers)
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Facts About Wi-Fi Routers (Wireless Routers) For Kids
The first Wi-Fi router could only send data at 2 megabits per second, while today’s routers are over 500 times faster — imagine if you could suddenly run 500 times faster than you can now!
The name “Wi-Fi” doesn’t actually stand for anything specific — it was created as a fun play on the word “Hi-Fi” (High Fidelity) that was used for good quality sound systems!
The first public Wi-Fi network was set up in 1998 at Carnegie Mellon University, helping students connect their computers to the internet without any wires!
Australia helped make Wi-Fi what it is today — scientists there solved a big math problem in 1992 that helped make Wi-Fi signals much clearer!
When Wi-Fi first started, you could only connect one device at a time — now a single router can connect over 100 devices at once!
